Apocalypticism and Mysticism in Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity.

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Apocalypses and Mystical Texts: Investigating Prolegomena and the State of Affairs -- Is There Mysticism in the Dead Sea Scrolls? -- Paul, Jewish Mysticism, and Spirit Possession -- "Mystical" Traditions in an Apocalyptic Text? The Throne Vision of Revelation 4 within the Context of Enochic and Merkavah Texts -- Ascent and Inspiration in the Writings of Philo Judaeus -- Dancing with the Stars: The Ascent of the Mind in Philo of Alexandria -- Journeys towards Fullness of Life: A Comparison between Philo and the Apocalypse of John -- Bibliography -- Index.

The series Ekstasis publishes monographs and collected essays on topics concerning religious experience from Antiquity to the Middle Ages. Volumes in this series will address a diverse array of movements and particular expressions of religious experience, such as ecstatic trances, magic, healing, prophecy, divination, and dreams, as well as other phenomena. Methods will range widely, encompassing contemporary sociological, anthropological, and psychological approaches, as well as historical analysis of textual, archaeological, and artistic evidence.

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