The Enoch-Metatron Tradition by Orlov, Andrei A. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Front Matter

Title Page Copyright Acknowledgements Table of Contents

Introduction

Early Jewish Mysticism Slavonic Pseudepigrapha 2 Enoch and Early Jewish Mysticism What Threads to Consider?

Enmeduranki as the Diviner Enmeduranki as the Expert in Secrets Enmeduranki as the Mediator Enmeduranki as the Scribe Enmeduranki as the Priest

Chapter Two: Enoch’s Roles and Titles in Early Enochic Booklets

Enoch as the Diviner Enoch as the Primeval Sage Enoch as the Expert in Secrets Enoch as the Scribe

Scribe of Righteousness Scribe of Distinction Most Skilled Scribe?

Enoch as the Mediator

Enoch as the Heavenly Priest Enoch’s Titles in the Similitudes

“Righteous One” “Anointed One” “Chosen One” “Son of Man” Interdependence of the Four Titles and Their Identification with Enoch in the Similitudes

Chapter Three: Roles and Titles of Enoch-Metatron in Sefer Hekhalot and Other Materials

The Name “Metatron” “Old” Roles and Titles Metatron as the Scribe Metatron as the Expert in Secrets Metatron as the Mediator

Mediation of Knowledge Mediation of the Divine Judgment Intercession Bearing Testimony Mediation of God’s Presence and Authority

Priestly and Liturgical Roles of Metatron “New” Roles and Titles

Metatron as the Prince of the Presence Metatron as the Prince of the World Metatron as Sar Torah Metatron as the Youth Metatron as the Deity: Lesser YHWH Metatron as the Measurer/Measure: God’s Shi'ur Qomah

Conclusion

Chapter Four: Roles and Titles of Enoch-Metatron in 2 Enoch

“New” Roles and Titles

Servant of the Face Youth Governor of the World God’s Vice-Regent? Heavenly Counterpart Prometaya

“Old” Roles and Titles

Diviner Mediator

Mediation of the Divine Judgment Mediation of the Divine Presence

Expert in the Secrets of Creation

Stones Adoil and Arukhaz: Etymology of the Names

Priestly and Liturgical Roles Scribe

Conclusion

The Function of the Adamic Tradition in 2 Enoch King of the Earth Angelic Veneration Youth The Hunger Motif The Motif of the Divine Face Oil from the Tree of Life “The One Who Carried Away the Sin of Humankind” Enoch-Metatron’s Role as the “Measurer of the Lord” and the Shi'ur Qomah Tradition in 2 Enoch

The Corporeality of the Protoplast From the Four Corners of the World The Measure of the Divine Body Bodily Ascent Adam and Enoch: “Two Powers” in Heaven Two Bodies Created according to the Likeness of a Third One

Conclusion

Early Enochic Polemics against Moses and His Revelation Mosaic Counterattack Mosaic Polemics in 2 Enoch: New Strategy

Imagery of the Face "I Am One Who Has Seen the Face of the Lord” The Danger Motif Mosaic Idiom of Standing and the Sar Happanim Imagery Luminous Face of Enoch Imagery of the Hand Enoch's Revelation: New Genesis? The Torah of Enoch Transmission of Enoch's Scriptures and the Community of the Text Junior Replica of the Translated Patriarch: Rabbinic and Hekhalot Evidence

Conclusion

Chapter Seven: Noachic Polemics and the Date of 2 Enoch

Noah's Sacrifices Noah as the Originator of Sacrificial Instruction Noah and Divine Revelations Noah as the Bridge over the Flood The Birth of Noah Noah's Son Purpose of the Polemics Debates about the Date Noachic Polemics and the Date of the Text

Conclusion Bibliography

I. Reference Works II. Texts and Translations III. Secondary Literature

Appendix: List of the Manuscripts of 2 Enoch and Their Sigla Index of Sources

A. Hebrew Bible B. Apocrypha C. Pseudepigrapha D. Dead Sea Scrolls E. Hellenistic Jewish Authors F. Targum G. Mishnah and Talmuds H. Midrashim I. Mystical and Other Later Works J. Hekhalot K. Samaritan Sources L. New Testament M. Christian and Gnostic Sources N. Ancient Near Eastern Sources O. Qur'an

Modern Author Index Subject Index