TY - JOUR
T1 - “The mystery of (RE)incarnation and the fallen angels”
T2 - The reincarnations of Adam, Enoch, Metatron, (Jesus), and Joseph—an anti-christian polemic in the Zohar
AU - Benarroch, Jonatan M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - The reincarnation of Adam in Joseph, the fallen angels (‘Azza and ‘Azza’el) and Joseph’s brothers, a possible Christian polemic concerning Metatron and Jesus, the mystery of “divine physiognomy,” the “book of Rabbi Kruspedai,” and the meeting with his mother on the day of R. Kruspedai’s death—are all included in some Zoharic passages printed in Tikkunei haZohar, at the end of Tikkun 70 (134b–136a), which is the focal text of this article. The main purpose of this article is to discuss the multifaceted linkage between Metatron and Jesus as part of the hidden Zoharic polemics against Christianity.
AB - The reincarnation of Adam in Joseph, the fallen angels (‘Azza and ‘Azza’el) and Joseph’s brothers, a possible Christian polemic concerning Metatron and Jesus, the mystery of “divine physiognomy,” the “book of Rabbi Kruspedai,” and the meeting with his mother on the day of R. Kruspedai’s death—are all included in some Zoharic passages printed in Tikkunei haZohar, at the end of Tikkun 70 (134b–136a), which is the focal text of this article. The main purpose of this article is to discuss the multifaceted linkage between Metatron and Jesus as part of the hidden Zoharic polemics against Christianity.
KW - Adam
KW - Enoch
KW - Jesus
KW - Metatron
KW - Zohar
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85049910406&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.5325/jmedirelicult.44.2.0117
DO - 10.5325/jmedirelicult.44.2.0117
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AN - SCOPUS:85049910406
SN - 1947-6566
VL - 44
SP - 117
EP - 147
JO - Journal of Medieval Religious Cultures
JF - Journal of Medieval Religious Cultures
IS - 2
ER -