Although Albertus Magnus did much to instill mysticism in the Order of Preachers, it is a concept that reaches back to the Hebrew Bible. In the tradition of Holy Writ, the impossibility of coming face to face with God is a recurring motif, thus the commandment against graven images (Exodus 20.4-5). As time passed, Jewish and early Christian writings presented the idea of 'unknowing,' where God's presence was enveloped in a dark cloud. These images arose out of a confusing mass of ambiguous and ambivalent statements regarding the nature of God and man's relationship to Him.
Although Albertus Magnus did much to instill mysticism in the Order of Preachers , it is a concept that reaches back to the Hebrew Bible . In the tradition of Holy Writ , the impossibility of coming face to face with God is a recurring motif , thus the commandment against graven images ( Exodus 20.4 - 5 ) . As time passed , Jewish and early Christian writings presented the idea of ' unknowing , ' where God 's presence was enveloped in a dark cloud . These images arose out of a confusing mass of ambiguous and ambivalent statements regarding the nature of God and man 's relationship to Him .
Who wanted to put mysticism into the Dominican Order?
Who wanted to put mysticism into the Dominican Order ?
Albertus Magnus
Albertus Magnus