Ontological aspects of early Jewish anthropology : the malleable self and the presence of God /

Ontological aspects of early Jewish anthropology : the malleable self and the presence of God /

In Ontological Aspects of Early Jewish Anthropology , Tyson L. Putthoff explores early Jewish beliefs about how the human self reacts ontologically in God's presence. Combining contemporary theory with sound exegesis, Putthoff demonstrates that early Jews widely considered the self to be intrin...

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Main Author: Putthoff, Tyson L.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill. c2017.

Series: The Brill Reference Library of Judaism 53.
Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2016, ISBN: 9789004303942.

Subjects:

Theological anthropology > Judaism.
God (Judaism) > History of doctrines.
God > Proof, Ontological.
Mysticism > Judaism > History.

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Call Number: BM627

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction: The Self and the Mystical Experience
  • Aseneth, the Anti-Eve: The Re-created Self in an Egyptian Jewish Tale
  • Philo's Bridge to Perfection: De opificio mundi and the End of the Self
  • God's Anthropomorphous House: The Self-constructed Temple at Qumran
  • When Disciples Enter Heavenly Space: Self-transformation in Bavli Sotah 49a
  • Transformed by His Glory: Self-glorification in Hekhalot Zutarti
  • Conclusion: Towards a Mimetic Anthropology of Early Judaism
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Authors
  • Index of Sources
  • Index of Subjects.