The Zohar: Pritzker Edition, Volume FourStanford University Press, 2007 - 576 páginas Sefer ha-Zohar (The Book of Radiance) has amazed and overwhelmed readers ever since it emerged mysteriously in medieval Spain toward the end of the thirteenth century. Written in a unique, lyrical Aramaic, this masterpiece of Kabbalah exceeds the dimensions of a normal book; it is virtually a body of literature, comprising over twenty discrete sections. The bulk of theZohar consists of a running commentary on the Torah, from Genesis through Deuteronomy. This fourth volume of The Zohar: Pritzker Edition covers the first half of Exodus. Here we find mystical explorations of Pharaoh's enslavement of the Israelites, the birth of Moses, the deliverance from Egypt, the crossing of the Red Sea, and the Revelation at Mount Sinai. Throughout, the Zohar probes the biblical text and seeks deeper meaningfor example, the nature of evil and its relation to the divine realm, the romance of Moses andShekhinah, and the inner meaning of the Ten Commandments. In the context of the miraculous splitting of the Red Sea, Rabbi Shim'on reveals the mysterious Name of 72, a complex divine name consisting of 216 letters (72 triads), formed out of three verses in Exodus 14. These mystical interpretations are interwoven with tales of the Companionsrabbis wandering through the hills of Galilee, sharing their insights, coming upon wisdom in the most astonishing ways from a colorful cast of characters they meet on the road. |
Términos y frases comunes
Abraham According alludes Amalek angels appears aroused Assembly of Israel Bereshit Rabbah Binah blessed Holy BT Berakhot BT Shabbat chariots circumcised commandments covenant crowns demonic Deuteronomy divine earth Egypt Egyptians Eli'ezer Elohim exile Exodus Ezekiel firstborn Galante Genesis Gevurah hand heaven heavenly prince Hesed Ḥiyya Hokhmah human ibid idem interpretation Israelites Jacob Jerusalem Judgment Kabbalah khinah King land letter Matronita meaning Mekhilta Midrash Tehillim Moses de León mystery Nahmanides name of Rabbi Numbers Peirush Pesiąta de-Rav Kahana Pharaoh phrase Pirqei de-Rabbi Rabbi Abba Rabbi El'azar Rabbi Ḥiyya Rabbi Shim'on Rabbi Yehudah Rabbi Yitshak Rabbi Yose radiance Rashi realm refers righteous rung Sabbath Scholem Sefer ha-Rimmon sefirah sefirot Shabbat Shekhi Shekhinah Shemot Rabbah Shir ha-Shirim Rabbah Sifrei Sinai Song soul supernal symbolizes Tanhuma Targum Tif'eret Tishby Torah Vayiqra Rabbah verse in Exodus voice Wisdom word written Yesod YHVH zayin Zohar