SECRETS OF CREATION IN 2 (SLAVONIC) ENOCH
The article explores the theme of the secrets of creation in 2 Enoch. The Slavonic pseudepigraphon appears to contain a systematic tendency of treating the story of creation as containing the most esoteric knowledge. Even though 2 Enoch deals with various meterological, astronomical, and cosmologica...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2007
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Scrinium
Year: 2007, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Pages: 432-450 |
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| Summary: | The article explores the theme of the secrets of creation in 2 Enoch. The Slavonic pseudepigraphon appears to contain a systematic tendency of treating the story of creation as containing the most esoteric knowledge. Even though 2 Enoch deals with various meterological, astronomical, and cosmological re-velations, it specifically emphasizes the «secrecy» of the account of creation. 2 Enoch s emphasis on the «secrecy» of the creation story demonstrates an in-triguing parallel to the later rabbinic approach to as esoteric knowledge. 2 Enoch, therefore, can be seen as an important step in the shaping of the later rabbinic understanding of «secret things», which eventually led to the esoterism of the Account of Creation. |
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| ISSN: | 1817-7565 |
| Contains: | In: Scrinium
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18177565-90000167 |