Abstract
Abstract Adam and Eve have been understood by many in the Christian mystical tradition as contemplative prototypes because of the direct and immediate consciousness of God that they enjoyed until they sinned. Abraham , Jacob , Moses , Samuel , and other patriarchs are also presented in the Hebrew scriptures as having a special God‐consciousness. Moses and Jacob , for example, claimed face‐to‐face meetings with God — with some qualifications as to how directly they gazed upon his face (Gen. 32:30; Exod. 33:11, 23; Num. 12:7; Deut. 34:10). Jacob wrestled with God, survived, and was left with an overwhelming sense of God's holiness (Gen. 32:24f.). Because Job saw God (Job 42:5), his agonizing questions ceased, and he repented “in dust and ashes.” Because the prophets had “stood in the council of the Lord” (Jer. 23:18), they were authenticated as mystics in action to speak forth God's word.
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