Shedding Light on God's Body in Rabbinic Midrashim: Reflections on the Theory of a Luminous Adam

Paul Veyne wrote a book entitled, Did the Greeks Believe their Myths? Regarding rabbinic Judaism, one might similarly ask: Did the rabbis believe their imagery? Rabbinic literature is so replete with fanciful images of God and humans and anecdotes of epiphanies involving both, that one naturally won...

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Main Author: Aaron, David H. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 1997
In: Harvard theological review
Year: 1997, Volume: 90, Issue: 3, Pages: 299-314
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