The Zohar: Pritzker Edition volume 1
by Daniel C. Matt (Translator), Simeon bar Yochai
The Zohar: Pritzker Edition (1)
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The Zohar is a mystical commentary on the Torah that is the basis for Kabbalah. This is a difficult book to translate. Matt, who has taught Jewish mysticism at Stanford University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, is working his way through the book, giving a comprehensive annotation that offers background and explanations of the text, both his own and those of other scholars.Tags
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Daniel C. Matt is a leading authority on Jewish mysticism. For over twenty years, he served as Professor of Jewish Spirituality at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. He has also taught at Stanford University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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- Canonical title
- The Zohar: Pritzker Edition volume 1
- Original title
- Sefer ha-Zohar (The Book of Radiance) (The Book of Radiance)
- Original publication date
- 2003
- People/Characters
- Moses de Leon; Shim'on bar-Yohai
- Important places
- Holy Land
- Dedication
- To Margot
- First words
- Rabbi Hizkiyah opened, "Like a rose among thorns, so is my beloved among the maidens (Song of Songs 2:2)
- Original language
- Aramaic
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 2
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