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Is Ma'aseh Bereshit Part of Ancient Jewish Mysticism?

1995; Brill; Volume: 4; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1163/105369995790231326

1477-285X

Alon Goshen Gottstein,

Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies

TheJournal of Jewish Thought and Philosophy, Vol. 4, pp. 185-201 Reprints availabledirecdy from the publisher. Photocopying permitted by license only © 1995 Is MaCaseh Bereshlt Part of Ancient Jewish Mysticism? Alon Goshen Gottstein It is customary to see ancient Jewish esoteric teaching as divided into two parts: Macaseh Bereshit (the Works of Creation) and Macaseh Merkabah (the Works of the Divine Chariot). An implicit assumption, which has never been fully articulated or substantiated is that the two domains are related, either thematically or experientially. One domain might even be seen as leading to the other. The ideological background of the