The Merkabah as a Substitute for Messianism in Targum Ezekiel?
This article questions the theory that Targum Ezekiel holds a distinctive position within the corpus of Targum Jonathan to the Prophets with regard to Messianism. According to the hith-erto unchallenged studies by Samson Levey, Targum Ezekiel is proof that Merkabah mysticism functioned as a substitu...
| Publicado en: | Vetus Testamentum Vol. 62; no. 4; pp. 515 - 534 |
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Brill Academic Publishers
Oct2012
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