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HEINZ ALBERT FISCHEL THE RABBINIC CONCEPTION OF PROPHECY THESIS Hi FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIRE­ MENTS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF 1HE DEGRffi OF K PH. D. AT THE UNIVERSITY OF 1CDIN- BURGtf; SCOTLAND. 1944 TABL2 OF COIITiaiTS BIBLIOGRAPHY .................................... 1 INTRODUCTION .................................... 19 CH. I* RABBINIC LEGALISE AND ITS CON­ CEPTION OF PROPHECY ...................... 26 CH. H. RABBINIC PIETISM AND ITS CON­ CEPTION OF PROPHECY ...................... 83 CH. III. RABBINIC RATIONALISM AND ITS CON­ CEPTION OF PROPHECY ...................... 124 CH. IV. GNOSTIC, MYSTIC, AND APOCALYPTIC CONCEPTIONS AND THE RABBINIC VIEW ON PROPHECY .............................. 193 CH. V. THE CONCEPTION OF PROPHECY IN POPULAR RELIGION ......................... 259 EPILOGUE ........................................ 321 APPENDIX. THE PROPHETS ACCORDING TO JEWISH TRADITION ................................ 357 TABLE OF CONTENTS (DETAILED!* GL CH. I. RABBINIC PBtfflSM A1ID ITS CONCEPTION OF PROPHECY* I THE PROPHET AS FOUNDER OF FUNDAMENTAL INSTITUTIONS. II THE LIMITATIONS OF THE PROPHETIC POWER. THE TORAH'S, MOSES', THE RABBIS1 SUPERIORITY.. THE SHORTCOMINGS AND TRANSGRESSIONS OF THE PROPHETS.. Ill THE POSITIVE EVALUATION OF THE PROPHETl AS TALMUDIST.. IV.. AS CHAMPION FOR THE LAW.. AS PARAKLETOS AND MOURNER FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE LAW.. V MINOR CONCEPTIONS* THE PROPHET GLORIFYING GOD.. AS MESSENGER. .AS SHEPHERD.. ACTING SYMBOLICALLY.. PARALLEL TO HELLENIC STI)C CONCEPTIONS i THE PROPHET AS INQUIRER.. AS CHRONICLER. RHETOR. .MISSIONARY * .FOUNDER OF CIVILIZATION AS SAGEs VI WISDOM AS A PRESUPPOSITION FOR PROPHECY. AS IDENTICAL V/ITH PROPHECY.. AS JUDGE j ARTIST; MUSICIAN.. VII THE THEORY OF THE END OF PROPHECY. CH« II. RABBINIC PIETISM ^ND ITS CONCEPTION OF PROPHECY. I PROPHECY AS A REWARD FOR PERSONAL PIETY. RITUAL PURITY AND PROPHECY. PROPHECY AS A REGARD FOR ISRAEL'S PIETY, II THE PROPHET AS THE ZADDUU.m HOLY SPIRIT AS THE SPIRIT OF PIETY.. PRAYER AND THE HOEY* SPIRIT.. Ill ..MARTYRDOM AND PROPHECY.. THE PROPHET AS AN IDEAL IV THE PROPHET AS PRIEST* CII.III* RABBINIC RATIONALISE AND ITS CONCEPTION OF PROPHECY. I THE HOLY SPIRIT THEORY: THE HOLY SPIRIT AS THE SPIRIT OF PROPHECY.. (THE HOLY SPIRIT AND RESURRECTION) . *THE HOLY SPIRIT AND THE SCRIPTURES*. THE WORKING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AS A MATERIAL SUBSTANCE.. THE HOLY SPIRIT ON* IN, AND AROUND THE PROPHET.. THE HOLY SPIRIT AS A LITERARY PERSONIFICATION.. THE HOLY SPIRIT AS A THEOLOGICAL PERSONIFICATION.. THE HOLY SPIRIT AND THE BATH KOL..THE HOLY SPIRIT AND THE GODHEAD.. II INCONGRUOUS MYTHOLOGICAL CONCEPTIONS! THE HOLY SPIRIT AS A BIIU)..AS A HEREDITARY PO^JER.. ITS MIRACUI/ OUS CONCOMITANTS.. DEuONLIKi: FEATURES.. Ill THE PSYCHOLOGY OF PROPHECY I FORCE OF THZ; SPIRIT.. SUDDENNESS AND EXPLOSIV1JNESS.. FEELING OF ELATION.. THE PARTICIPATION OF THE PROPHET'S LIDJD.. IV CHRONOLOGY OF PROPICOT..HISTORY..CLASSES AND TYPES OF PROPHECY.. LITERARY CRITICISES. CH« IV* GNOSTIC* MYSTIC* AMD APOCALYPTIC CONCEPTIOI-JS AMD THE RABBIN 3D VIEW* I PROPHECY AS VISIONARY PROPHECY* II VISIONS OF THE PAST..OF THE FUTURE..OF REMOTE LOCALITIES.. OF THE CELESTIAL REALM..OF PARADISE,ETC. Ill PROPHECY WITHOUT THE HOLY SPIRITS GOD * SHOWS'1 .. THE PRIMORDIAL LIGHT. .UBIQUITY AND TRANSLATION.. THE HEAVENLY CURTAIN..HEAVENLY 300KS.. IV THE ANTHROPOSj&YTHi THE PROPHET'S MIRACULOUS SIZE..BEAUTY ..RELATION TO THE SUN AND LIGHT. .ANGELIC QUALITIES. .WISDOM. (WEALTH) . V THE PROMINENCE OF THE EARLY PROPHETS. THE "ONE TRUE" PROPHET. REINCARNATION* VI ASCETICISM AND SOLITUDE VII NEW EVALUATIONS THE PROPHET'S HIGH RANK..THE IDEAL OF ECSTASY..IMMORTALITY AND DIVINE FEATURES.. CH» V« THS CONCEPTION OF PROPHECY IN POPULAR RELIGION. I THE PROPHET, A HELPER IN NEMJi THE MESSIAH AS PROPHET..-SSSIANIC ROLSS OF THE PROPHETS.. THE PROPHET AS THAUMATURGE..AS CLAIRVOYANT..THS PROPHET'S FORE/ SIGHT (TRIVIALITY OF OBJECTS).. HIS INTERCESSORY P030SR..THE RABBIS AS PROPHETS. II THE ORDINARY MAN'S PROPHECY* THE MQRITURU^.THE NASCITURUS.. jCIlILDREaLMOXMADMEN..TliE DREAM.. COINCIDENTAL PROPHECY.. ^ ' ' III DIVINATIQ NATURALIS AND DIVINATIO ARTIFICIOSA CONCEPTION AND EVALUATION..ASTROLOGY.. NECROMANCY..KATOPTRO/ MANCY..VOICES AND OMENS..RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN PROPHETS,. LIST OF IDENTIFICATIONS OF BIBLICAL PROPHETS. EPILOGUE I PARALLELISMS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANCIENT RELIGIONS. II CHARACTERISTICS OF RABBINIC RELIGION. Ill CHARACTERISTICS OF SOME 'WRITINGS AND AUTHORS. IV THE BIBLICAL AND THE RABBJOJIC CONCEPTIONS OF PROPHECY, V THE LITERARY FORM OF THE MATERIAL. BIBLIOGRAPHY 1. ABELSON, J. London 1912 The Immanence of God in Rabbinical Literature AICHER, G. Muenster 1906 Das A T in der Mischna, Bibl. Studien XI.4 "ANGELOS" Leipzig 1925-30 Archiv faer neutestamentliche Zeitgeschichte and Kalturkunde, (ed. J. 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    The Greatest Mirror Heavenly Counterparts in the Jewish Pseudepigrapha Andrei A. Orlov On the cover: The Baleful Head, by Edward Burne-Jones. Oil on canvas, dated 1886– 1887. Courtesy of Art Resource. Published by State University of New York Press, Albany © 2017 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, contact State University of New York Press, Albany, NY www.sunypress.edu Production, Dana Foote Marketing, Fran Keneston Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Orlov, Andrei A., 1960– author. Title: The greatest mirror : heavenly counterparts in the Jewish Pseudepigrapha / Andrei A. Orlov. Description: Albany, New York : State University of New York Press, [2017] | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2016052228 (print) | LCCN 2016053193 (ebook) | ISBN 9781438466910 (hardcover : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781438466927 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Apocryphal books (Old Testament)—Criticism, interpretation, etc. Classification: LCC BS1700 .O775 2017 (print) | LCC BS1700 (ebook) | DDC 229/.9106—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016052228 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 For April DeConick . in the season when my body was completed in its maturity, there imme- diately flew down and appeared before me that most beautiful and greatest mirror-image of myself.
  • The Pinto Associations Around the World, Along with Rabbi David Hanania Pinto Shlita, Send You Their Best Wishes for an Exceptional New Year 5770

    The Pinto Associations Around the World, Along with Rabbi David Hanania Pinto Shlita, Send You Their Best Wishes for an Exceptional New Year 5770

    The Pinto Associations around the world, along with Rabbi David Hanania Pinto Shlita, send you their best wishes for an exceptional new year 5770. Shana Tova! May we all be inscribed in the Book of Life. Amen. CONTENTS THE $25 MILLION FUNERAL ....................................................................................................................2 UNDER AEGIS OF THROUGH FAITH IN THE TZADDIK, ONE ATTAINS FAITH IN HASHEM .................................................4 RABBI DAVID HANANIA PINTO CHLITA PARIS • ORH CHAIM VEMOSHE THE INTERNET: A MODERN FORM OF IDOLATRY ...................................................................................10 11, RUE DU PLATEAU - 75019 PARIS 32, RUE DU PLATEAU - 75019 PARIS Tel : +331 4803 5389 • Fax : +331 4206 0033 A JOURNEY INTO THE Ukraine – ELUL 5768 ......................................................................................12 LYON • HEVRAT PINTO 20 bis, rue des Mûriers • 69100 Villeurbanne LETTERS FROM OUR READERS ................................................................................................................22 Tel: +334 7803 89 14 - Fax: +334 7868 6845 ISRAEL • ASHDOD THE MUMBAI CLASS ..................................................................................................................................30 OROT HAÏM OU MOSHE rehoV ha-adMour Mi-belz 41/6 • ashdod THE TZADDIK RABBI YEHUDAH PINTO, Known as “RABBI Hadan” ................................................35 Tel: 972 88 566 233 • Fax: 972 88 521 527 ISRAEL • JERUSALEM HEVRAT PINTo’s
  • Tanya Sources.Pdf

    Tanya Sources.Pdf

    The Way to the Tree of Life Jewish practice entails fulfilling many laws. Our diet is limited, our days to work are defined, and every aspect of life has governing directives. Is observance of all the laws easy? Is a perfectly righteous life close to our heart and near to our limbs? A righteous life seems to be an impossible goal! However, in the Torah, our great teacher Moshe, Moses, declared that perfect fulfillment of all religious law is very near and easy for each of us. Every word of the Torah rings true in every generation. Lesson one explores how the Tanya resolved these questions. It will shine a light on the infinite strength that is latent in each Jewish soul. When that unending holy desire emerges, observance becomes easy. Lesson One: The Infinite Strength of the Jewish Soul The title page of the Tanya states: A Collection of Teachings ספר PART ONE לקוטי אמרים חלק ראשון Titled הנקרא בשם The Book of the Beinonim ספר של בינונים Compiled from sacred books and Heavenly מלוקט מפי ספרים ומפי סופרים קדושי עליון נ״ע teachers, whose souls are in paradise; based מיוסד על פסוק כי קרוב אליך הדבר מאד בפיך ובלבבך לעשותו upon the verse, “For this matter is very near to לבאר היטב איך הוא קרוב מאד בדרך ארוכה וקצרה ”;you, it is in your mouth and heart to fulfill it בעזה״י and explaining clearly how, in both a long and short way, it is exceedingly near, with the aid of the Holy One, blessed be He. "1 of "393 The Way to the Tree of Life From the outset of his work therefore Rav Shneur Zalman made plain that the Tanya is a guide for those he called “beinonim.” Beinonim, derived from the Hebrew bein, which means “between,” are individuals who are in the middle, neither paragons of virtue, tzadikim, nor sinners, rishoim.
  • Death, Dying, and Immortality in Qabala and Alchemy.Pdf

    Death, Dying, and Immortality in Qabala and Alchemy.Pdf

    Death, Dying and Immortality in Qabala and Alchemy A Special Report from The Institute for Hermetic Studies Dear Friends, The Institute for Hermetic Studies seeks to make the most accurate, useful, and easily understood materials on esotericism available to students seeking to make one or more of the Hermetic practices a focal point in their life. To make materials available at a low cost, and to allow for regular updates, an electronic medium of delivery has been chosen. Each student is allowed by copyright law to make one printed hard copy of this or other legally obtained materials for their personal use, as well as one electronic back up of the material in case of damage or loss to the original. To distribute copyrighted Institute for Hermetic Studies materials in any form to a third party without written consent from the Institute for Hermetic Studies is a violation of U.S. and International Copyright Law and we strongly require of our readers that this not be done. Our reasons for this are simple. Institute materials are priced so that anyone can afford them. There is no need to steal. Making unauthorized copies of our materials would deny the Institute for Hermetic Studies of income used to continue its work of providing additional educational services and forums. In addition, it is from these educational services and forums that the Institute for Hermetic Studies derives resources used to provide financial contributions to The Louis Claude de St. Martin Fund, a fund dedicated to providing material support to non-profit organizations seeking to advance the Western Esoteric Tradition.