Pseudepigraphic Apocalyptic Literature
The narrative of Jacob's Ladder was used, shortly after the Destruction of the Temple, as basis for the pseudepigraphic Ladder of Jacob. This writing, preserved only in Old Church Slavonic, interprets the experience of Patriarchs in the context of Merkabah mysticism.
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