With letters of light : studies in the Dead Sea scrolls early Jewish apocalypticism magic and mysticism ; in honor of Rachel Elior This volume offers valuable insights into a wide range of scholarly achievements in the study of the Dead Sea Scrolls Jewish apocalypticism magic and mysticism from the Second Temple period to the later rabbinic and Hekhalot developments. The majority of articles included in the volume deal with Jewish and Christian apocalyptic and mystical texts constituting the core of experiential dimension of these religious traditions ECIP summary