the 12 spokes of the chariot wheel=the 12 disciples of Jesus=the Small Universe meditation: Paul's mystic Christianity

 James Davila - Descenders to the Chariot: The People Behind the Hekhalot Literature - 978-9004115415 Vita Daphna Arbel - Beholders of Divine Secrets: Mysticism and Myth in the Hekhalot and Merkavah Literature - 978-0791457245 Michael D. Swartz - Scholastic Magic: Ritual and Revelation in Early Jewish Mysticism - 978-0691010984 (Great text mostly dealing with Sar Torah Mysticism) Tabor - Paul's Ascent to Paradise - 979-8676875725 " - Things Unutterable - 978-0819156440 Morray-Jones - The Jewish Mystical Background of Paul's Apostolate Part 1 & 2 Segal - Two Powers in Heaven - 978-1602585492 " - Paul the Convert - 978-0300052275

How Ancient Apocalyptic Jewish Ascent Esotericism Laid the Foundations of Christianity 

Jewish Christians said to follow the law and Jesus was a man, baptized into God 

Angelomorphism and Magical Transformation in the Christian and Jewish traditions 

 Paul A. Williams: early christianities

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The Jewish Bible, Gospels, and Early Church up to Constantine with Paul Williams