Mysticism

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Explore 1,464 Jewish texts related to the theme of Mysticism, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Esau in Battle and Jacob

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

A dangerous thing. That’s exactly where we find Esau in the Book of Jubilees, chapter 37. His sons, seeing an opportunity, are pushing him, demanding he lead them into battle again...

Joseph in the Days of Moses

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

The story of Joseph, as told in the Book of Jubilees, gives us a glimpse. We all know the broad strokes: sold into slavery by his jealous brothers, falsely accused, imprisoned... J...

Hidden Wisdom of Jacob

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

Genealogies stretching back to… well, seemingly forever! It's easy to skim over them, but sometimes, buried within those lists, are little gems of insight. Today, let’s peek into t...

Holofernes's Vision

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

It's more than just packing a lunch! The Book of Judith, a captivating story of courage and faith, gives us a glimpse into the logistics of ancient warfare. : it wasn't just swords...

Hidden Wisdom of Moses and Letter

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

The Letter of Aristeas, a fascinating text from the Hellenistic period, gives us a glimpse into how the ancient Jewish community grappled with these very questions. It tells us tha...

Seleucid Empire at the Temple

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

The First Book of Maccabees gives us a glimpse into just that—the tragic events leading up to the Maccabean revolt. It paints a vivid, almost painful picture of the moment when the...

High Priest Enters and Judah

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

The Book of Maccabees I gives us a stark glimpse. Imagine this: a decree echoes across the land, reaching every corner of the kingdom. Antiochus IV Epiphanes, the Seleucid king, is...

Kingdom of Mattathias

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

What would you do? Where would you go? This is precisely the situation facing Mattathias and his sons in the Book of Maccabees I, Chapter 2. They've just made a monumental decision...

Death of Mattathias and Sabbath

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

That’s exactly the kind of agonizing dilemma facing Mattathias and his followers in the Book of Maccabees I. The scene is this: the tyrannical Antiochus IV Epiphanes is determined ...