In today's video, we explore the Transfiguration through the lens of Mystical Judaism.
A concept prevalent in first-century Judaism concerned the existence of a "Heavenly Man" - or, as in Mystical Judaism, the Adam Kadmon - the Original Adam.
Humanity is made in the image of God, yet God has no image. The "Heavenly Man" solves this paradox."
Join us as we connect Paul's use of the term "Heavenly Man" in 1 Corinthians and other second temple period writings to a deeper understanding of Jesus and the Transfiguration.
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References:
Daniel Boyarin - Logos, a Jewish Word
https://www.academia.edu/36254597/Daniel_Boyarin_Logos_a_Jewish_Word_John_s_Prologue_as_Midrash_in_Amy-Jill_Levine_and_Marc_Zvi_Brettler_eds._The_Jewish_Annotated_New_Testament_New_York_Oxford_University_Press_2011_546_549
Daniel Boyarin - The Gospel of the Memra
https://melc.berkeley.edu/Web_Boyarin/BoyarinArticles/108%20Gospel%20of%20the%20Memra%20(2001).pdf
Amy-Jill Levine - The Jewish Annotated New Testament
https://smile.amazon.com/Jewish-Annotated-New-Testament/dp/0190461853/ref=sr_1_1?crid=CROOHNZE3QIC&keywords=jewish+annotated+new+testament+2nd+edition&qid=1660412766&sprefix=jewish+ann%2Caps%2C101&sr=8-1
Byron Sherwin - Kabbalah: An Introduction to Jewish Mysticism https://smile.amazon.com/Kabbalah-Introduction-Mysticism-Byron-Sherwin/dp/0742543641/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2QTVTY5QIVYUN&keywords=kabbalah+sherwin&qid=1660412524&sprefix=%2Caps%2C106&sr=8-1
Eduard Shyfrom - From Infinity to Man
https://smile.amazon.com/Infinity-Man-Fundamental-Framework-Information/dp/1911195840/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2EPOULOG7HPCO&keywords=from+infinity+to+man&qid=1660412851&sprefix=from+infi%2Caps%2C101&sr=8-2
Lawrence Kushner - Honey From the Rock
https://smile.amazon.com/Honey-Special-Anniversary-Lawrence-Kushner/dp/1580230733/ref=sr_1_6?crid=GTSDI6SDYJEE&keywords=lawrence+kushner&qid=1660412610&sprefix=lawrence+kushner%2Caps%2C102&sr=8-6
John Paul Heil - The Transfiguration of Jesus - https://www.amazon.com/Transfiguration-Jesus-Narrative-Function-Dissertationes/dp/8876531440/ref=sr_1_1?crid=AZJURDJ2Q3DO&keywords=john+paul+heil+transfiguration&qid=1657986836&s=books&sprefix=john+paul+heil+transfiguration%2Cstripbooks%2C91&sr=1-1
David Stern - Jewish New Testament Commentary -
https://www.amazon.com/Jewish-New-Testament-Commentary-Companion/dp/9653590081/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3IRPTZU2LY7BK&keywords=jewish+new+testament+commentary+by+david+stern&qid=1657987058&s=books&sprefix=david+stern+new+%2Cstripbooks%2C103&sr=1-1
Great Website for Second Temple Period Writings:
www.earlyjewishwritings.com
Rabbinic Writings - archive.org (you will need to sign up for a free account)
- Midrash on Psalm 43 - https://archive.org/details/midrashonpsalms0000unse/page/442/mode/2up (Page 442 and 443)
- Genesis Rabbah - https://archive.org/details/RabbaGenesis/page/n231/mode/2up
- Exodus Rabbah - https://archive.org/details/midrashrabbah0002unse
- Leviticus Rabbah - https://archive.org/details/midrashrabbah0000unse/page/384/mode/2up
- Numbers Rabbah - https://archive.org/details/midrashrabbah0000unse_o7k3
- Deuteronomy Rabbah - https://archive.org/details/midrashrabbah0000unse_o6q1
