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Broken Vessels: Theogonies of the Divine Light in Judaism and Christianity

Broken Vessels: Theogonies of the Divine Light in Judaism and Christianity

Orlov, Andrei A.

Hardcover

Religion General GnosticismJudaism

ISBN13: 9798855808735
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: Aug 1 2026
Pages: 314
Weight: 1.30
Height: 0.88 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

Undertakes a thorough investigation of early Jewish theogonic and cosmogonic traditions found in the Enochic writings and their formative influence on subsequent Gnostic, Manichaean, and Kabbalistic developments.

In Broken Vessels, Andrei A. Orlov offers a comprehensive examination of early Jewish theogonic symbolism as reflected in early Enochic texts and its subsequent influence on Gnostic, Manichaean, and later Kabbalistic traditions. Introducing a new methodological approach to understanding the conceptual foundations of theogonic imagery in Lurianic Kabbalah, Orlov argues that this symbolism was neither a later invention of Jewish mystics nor merely a remnant of Manichaean and Gnostic motifs. Rather, these mystical traditions drew upon authentic Jewish theogonic currents that originated during the Second Temple period. The book further demonstrates that the distinctive theogonic and eschatological concepts preserved in early Jewish writings-most notably in 2 Enoch-offer valuable insights into the evolution of the Enochic tradition during the first centuries of the Common Era. This era witnessed significant reinterpretations of the biblical creation narrative by diverse Jewish and Christian groups. Within these developments, the notion of a time before creation emerged as a pivotal theme in debates concerning the completeness and authority of divine revelation.

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