The Hekhalot literature is a motley collection of Hebrew and Aramaic documents dealing with mystical themes pertaining especially to God's throne-chariot. This volume presents English translations of an eclectic text with critical apparatus of most of the major Hekhalot texts. The Hekhalot Literature Is A Motley Collection Of Textually Fluid And Often Textually Corrupt Documents In Hebrew And Aramaic Which Deal With Mystical Themes Pertaining Especially To God's Throne-chariot (the Merkavah). They Were Composed Between Late Antiquity And The Early Middle Ages, With Roots In Earlier Traditions And A Long And Complex Subsequent History Of Transmission. This Volume Presents English Translations Of Eclectic Critical Texts, With A Full Apparatus Of Variants, Of Most Of The Major Hekhalot Documents: 'hekhalot Rabbati'; 'sar Torah'; 'hekhalot Zutarti'; 'ma'aseh Merkavah'; 'merkavah Rabba'; Briefer Macroforms: 'the Chapter Of R. Nehuniah Ben Haqanah', 'the Great Seal-fearsome Crown', 'sar Panim', 'the Ascent Of Elijah Ben Avuyah', And 'the Youth'; And The Hekhalot Fragments From The Cairo Geniza. Hekhalot Rabbati: The Greater (book Of The Heavenly) Palaces -- Sar Torah: The Prince Of Torah -- Hekhalot Zutarti: The Lesser (book Of The Heavenly) Palaces -- Ma'aseh Merkavah: The Working Of The Chariot -- Merkavah Rabba: The Great (book Of The) Chariot -- Some Shorter Macroforms -- Geniza Fragments. By James Davila. Includes Index. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover 1 Contents 6 Acknowledgements 8 Chapter One. Introduction 10 Chapter Two. Hekhalot Rabbati: The Greater (Book of the Heavenly) Palaces 46 Hekhalot Rabbati: The Greater (Book of the Heavenly) Palaces 60 Chapter Three. Sar Torah: The Prince of Torah 168 Sar Torah: The Prince of Torah 178 Chapter Four. Hekhalot Zutarti: The Lesser (Book of the Heavenly) Palaces 196 Hekhalot Zutarti: The Lesser (Book of the Heavenly) Palaces 208 Chapter Five. Ma'aseh Merkavah: The Working of the Chariot 254 Ma'aseh Merkavah: The Working of the Chariot 262 Chapter Six. Merkavah Rabba: The Great (Book of the) Chariot 310 Merkavah Rabba: The Great (Book of the) Chariot 320 Chapter Seven. Some Shorter Macroforms 350 Some Shorter Macroforms 358 Chapter Eight. Geniza Fragments 380 Geniza Fragments 390 Index of Modern Authors 430 Index of Foreign Words and Phrases 433 Index of Primary Sources 438 Acknowledgements . . vii 1. Introduction . 1 2. Hekhalot Rabbati: The Greater (Book of the Heavenly) Palaces . 37 Introduction . 37 Text . . 51 3. Sar Torah: The Prince of Torah . 159 Introduction . 159 Text . 169 4. Hekhalot Zutarti: The Lesser (Book of the Heavenly) Palaces . . 187 Introduction . 187 Text . 199 5. Ma#aseh Merkavah: TheWorking of the Chariot .. . 245 Introduction . 245 Text . 253 6. Merkavah Rabba: The Great (Book of the) Chariot . 301 Introduction . 301 Text . . 311 7. Some Shorter Macroforms . . 341 Introduction . 341 Text . . . 349 8. Geniza Fragments . 371 Introduction . 371 Text . . 381 Indices Index of Modern Authors . 421 Index of ForeignWords and Phrases . 424 Index of Primary Sources .. . . 429
