The Mystery of (Re)incarnation and the Fallen Angels: The Reincarnations of Adam, Enoch, Metatron, (Jesus), and Joseph - An Anti-Christian Polemic in the Zohar
The reincarnation of Adam in Joseph, the fallen angels (Azza and Azza'el) and Joseph's brothers, a possible Christian polemic concerning Metatron and Jesus, the mystery of divine physiognomy, the book of Rabbi Kruspedai, and the meeting with his mother on the day of R. Kruspedai'...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Penn State Univ. Press
[2018]
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Journal of medieval religious cultures
Year: 2018, Volume: 44, Issue: 2, Pages: 117-147 |
| IxTheo Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion AX Inter-religious relations AZ New religious movements CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history NBF Christology NBH Angelology; demonology |
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| Summary: | The reincarnation of Adam in Joseph, the fallen angels (Azza and Azza'el) and Joseph's brothers, a possible Christian polemic concerning Metatron and Jesus, the mystery of divine physiognomy, the book of Rabbi Kruspedai, and the meeting with his mother on the day of R. Kruspedai's deathare all included in some Zoharic passages printed in Tikkunei haZohar, at the end of Tikkun 70 (134b-136a), which is the focal text of this article. The main purpose of this article is to discuss the multifaceted linkage between Metatron and Jesus as part of the hidden Zoharic polemics against Christianity. |
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| ISSN: | 2153-9650 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of medieval religious cultures
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