《圣经》中的神秘主义特征探析

On the mystic aspects of the Bible

《圣经》(这里指希伯来语《圣经》,即《旧约》)的大部分内容,除了字面上的意义以外都有一个更为深刻的隐含意义,信徒们通过考察这些隐含的意义,可以窥探到上帝的奥秘。《妥拉》是一部记载了古代以色列宗教仪式的文本,其中记载的某些仪式具有一种特定的魔力潜能,可以在参与者的生命中产生一种活的力量。"先知书"里的预言,就其在先知著作中所呈现出的面貌来看,很难脱离一个神秘主义背景的假设来进行解释,这个背景包含在同上帝的直接联系中。在哈吉奥格拉法(文集)中,反映出宗教思想各个方面的内容——宗教实践和敬拜,令人震撼的上帝创世力量,对弥赛亚拯救以色列人的期盼以及正义的最终回报的图景。

Besides the literal meanings,most portions of the Bible（Old Testament）contain a deeper underlying meaning,by means of which the initiated can attain to a closer communion with the Deity.The Torah is the text-book of the cult of ancient Israel.This ritual possessed a certain magic potency which made a living force in the life of its practitioners.The nature of prophecy,as presented to us in the prophetical works of the Bible,cannot be explained without the assumption of a mystical background consisting in a direct communication with God.The Hagiographa is a many-side work which reflects every aspect of religious mind-its delight in religious practice and worship,its awe-struck wonder at God＇s Messianic redemption of the Jewish people,its vision of the ultimate reward of the righteous.