The Poetics of Talmudic Esotericism: The Metaphoric Meaning and Composition of Moed Qatan and Hagigah

This paper analyzes the metaphoric systems of Hagigah and Moed Qatan. We suggest that the notions of pleroma and kenosis, generally associated with Christian theology or Gnosticism, are the leitmotiv of Hagigah. God loves the emptiness of Israel. On the other hand, the emptiness prevents Israel from...

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Authors: Kovelman, Arkady (Author) ; Gershowitz, Uri (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2014
In: The review of rabbinic Judaism
Year: 2014, Volume: 17, Issue: 2, Pages: 145-169
Further subjects:B pleroma kenosis pilgrimage eschatology esotericism
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)