Second Temple mysticism

Milkman

Besides the book, Mystical Texts are there any others for this period?

  

DMB

Just my opinion (obviously), but first, the book you reference is a proposition.  And a poor one at that.  Simply because the author is overlaying middle ages concepts backwards into Qumran, etc.  Instead of taking 2nd Temple at face value, within its own milieu.

For example, you can find ample discussions of Pauline mysticism derived from 2nd Temple (agree or disagree). But the mysticism is lodged in Hellenism, primarily Egyptian. So, 'mysticism'?  It's a label for?

Clearly, this volume won't help (in Logos), but it might come close to your thinking?

Visions and Violence in the Pseudepigrapha (Jewish and Christian Texts) 

MJ. Smith

DMB may correct me but I believe Merkabah mysticism arose during the second temple period circa 100 B.C. I know some sources outside of Logos. This podcast may prove useful The Long Secret History of the Jews Part II: Second-Temple Judaism – The Secret History of Western Esotericism Podcast (SHWEP) it has a short bibliography.

DMB

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1225196#Comment_1225196

MJ. Smith said:

I believe Merkabah mysticism arose during the second temple period circa 100 B.C.

Here, we'll probably part ways (unintentionally), but Ezekiel is pure mysticism and a precursor to later Jewish varieties.  But Ezekiel is traceable backwards (here's the part-ways part) into Neo-Babylonian and thence Akkadian records.  I can't remember which resource I was reading on that.  The problem is that there's so little during the Persian period.

I guess I jump around badly, but today's reading was discussing the Sybiline Oracles (jewish > Christian), and the earlier Sybils heavily favored by Augustus.  The prophetic and the mystic were almost one and the same.  So, it's really hard to tie much down.

MJ. Smith

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DMB said:

Here, we'll probably part ways (unintentionally), but Ezekiel is pure mysticism and a precursor to later Jewish varieties.

Given that I was reaching back to Gershom Scholem's Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism which I read when it was current scholarship ... I'll take your word for it until I have time (and reason) to verify.