Some Remarks on the Merkabah’s Vision in the Greek Life of Adam and Eve
The Merkabah’s vision in the Life of Adam and Eve has been considered as a marginal subject by scholars interested in apocalyptic texts. Similarly, among the specialists of the Life of Adam and Eve, this theme does not yet occupy a prominent place, even though its investigation could reinvigorate a...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brepols
2014
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Apocrypha
Year: 2014, Volume: 25, Pages: 151-170 |
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| Summary: | The Merkabah’s vision in the Life of Adam and Eve has been considered as a marginal subject by scholars interested in apocalyptic texts. Similarly, among the specialists of the Life of Adam and Eve, this theme does not yet occupy a prominent place, even though its investigation could reinvigorate a neglected perspective, namely that the Greek Life of Adam and Eve should be read as a text with apocalyptic features. This paper analyses four different visions of the Merkabah in the Greek Life, which illuminate the complexity and richness of the vision of the Throne and the Chariot of God in this source. In addition, the importance accorded to this divine representation would contribute to support the possible priority of Greek and Georgian versions over the corresponding sections in the Armenian, Latin, and the Slavonic Life. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Apocrypha
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1484/J.APOCRA.5.103629 |