The Bahir

Author : Aryeh Kaplan
Publisher : Weiser Books
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2001-01-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781609254933

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The Bahir by Aryeh Kaplan Pdf

The Bahir is one of the oldest and most influential of all classical Kabbalah texts. Until the publication of the Zohar, the Bahir was the most widely quoted primary source of Kabbalistic teachings. The Bahir is quoted in every major book on Kabbalah, the earliest being the Raavad's commentary on Sefer Yetzirah, and it is cited numerous times by Rabbi Moshe ben Nachman (Ramban) in his commentary on the Torah. It is also quoted many times in the Zohar. It was first published around 1176 by the Provence school of Kabbalists; the first printed edition appeared in Amsterdam in 1651. The name Bahir is derived from the first verse quoted in the text (Job 37:21), "And now they do not see light, it is brilliant (Bahir) in the skies." It is also called the "Midrash of Rabbi Nehuniah ben HaKana," particularly by the Ramban. The reason might be that Rabbi Nehuniah's name is at the very beginning of the book, but most Kabbalists actually attribute the Bahir to him and his school. Some consider it the oldest kabbalistic text ever written. Although the Bahir is a fairly small book, some 12,000 words in all, it was very highly esteemed among those who probed its mysteries. Rabbi Judah Chayit, a prominent fifteenth-century Kabbalist, writes, "Make this book a crown for your head." Much of the text is very difficult to understand, and Rabbi Moshe Cordevero (1522-1570), head of the Safed school of Kabbalah, says, "The words of this text are bright (Bahir) and sparkling, but their brilliance can blind the eye." One of the most important concepts revealed in the Bahir is that of the Ten Sefirot, and careful analysis of these discussions yields much of what will be found in later kabbalistic works, as well as their relation to anthropomorphism and the reason for the commandments. Also included is a discussion of reincarnation, or Gilgul, an interpretation of the letters of the Hebrew alphabet, the Thirty-two Paths of Wisdom, and the concept of Tzimtzum.

Author : Geoffrey W. Dennis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Cabala
ISBN : 0738749214

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Sefer Ha-Bahir by Geoffrey W. Dennis Pdf

Discover the Kabbalah classic that reveals the divine feminine, reincarnation, and the power of being human. This remarkable collection of fifty-one teachings from Sefer ha-Bahir features facing-page commentary by Geoffrey W. Dennis for easy understanding and readability. Enrich your spirituality with these fascinating entries, specifically chosen to help you learn the principle ideas and themes of Jewish mysticism. By translating the most stimulating and accessible passages from Sefer ha-Bahir with concise literary and spiritual commentary, Geoffrey W. Dennis modernizes each entry and brings the wisdom of the ancient text to the contemporary world. This compelling collection shows you the full scope of the Bahir and will give you a new appreciation for its teachings. Praise: "Geoffrey Dennis has provided a doorway into the brilliance of the Sefer ha-Bahir, deeply enriching us. Here is a truly significant model of how teachings can communicate over centuries to inform and expand our current vision. I am honored to recommend Rabbi Dennis's new book to all those desiring to enrich their own spiritual journey."--Rabbi Ted Falcon, PhD, spiritual counselor and author of A Journey of Awakening: Kabbalistic Meditations on the Tree of Life "Geoffrey Dennis's Sefer ha-Bahir is the best translation available of one of the hardest, yet most rewarding, texts of Kabbalah. Forget the pop stuff; this is the real thing, in all its lucidity, opacity, simplicity, and complexity. Best of all, Dennis's renderings and commentary give the text room both to breathe and to mystify. Highly recommended."--Rabbi Dr. Jay Michaelson, author of Everything Is God: The Radical Path of Nondual Judaism and director of the Elat Chayyim Meditation Program "What is constant throughout the book is the sense of Dennis's love for these early Hebrew teachings...He manages to lift the reader to the heights of mesmerized listener without sacrificing the academic/historical context of the teachings. This is a don't-miss book for anyone seriously interested in the Hebrew roots of modern mysticism."--Anna Jedrziewski, Retailing Insight "[Dennis] supplies a fluent translation of fifty-one key passages from [Sefer ha-Bahir], complete with annotations, commentary, and introductions that are both accessible to the general reader and insightful. A masterful achievement."--Richard S. Sarason, The Deutsch Family Professor of Rabbinics and Liturgy at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion

Author : Tarl Warwick
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1720346623

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The Sepher Bahir by Tarl Warwick Pdf

The Sepher Bahir is one of the foremost works of all mystic Judaism, an important work of Kabbalah in which commentaries on sounds, words, and stories are presented in a somewhat choppy form (for it was a compiled manuscript, not a primordial single work.) The work is ascribed to a mystic rabbi named Nehunya circa the first century. It refers as well to another mystic work- the famous Sepher Yetzirah, equally as renowned for its spiritual lore.

Author : Nehunia HaKana
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2015-05-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1514157640

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Sepher Ha-Bahir by Nehunia HaKana Pdf

The Bahir contains commentaries explaining the mystical significance of Biblical verses; the mystical significance of the shapes of the Hebrew letters; the mystical significance of the cantillation signs and vowel points on the letters; the mystical significance of statements in the Sefer Yetzirah ("Book of Creation"); and the use of sacred names in magic. The paragraphs refer to each other in segments and are broken into five sections in the Aryeh Kaplan translation. These sections are loosely grouped together but they do more or less stay within the underlying themes given by their title.

Author : Peter Schäfer
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2004-10-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780691119809

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Mirror of His Beauty by Peter Schäfer Pdf

In this beautifully realized study, Peter Schäfer investigates the origins of a female manifestation of God in Jewish mysticism. The search itself is a fascinating exploration of the idea of a feminine divinity. And Schäfer's surprising but persuasive conclusions yield deeper understanding of the complex but frequently intimate relationship between Christianity and Judaism--and of the development of religious concepts more generally. Toward the end of the twelfth century, a small book titled the Bahir (Light) appeared in Provence. The first document of Judaism's emerging kabbalistic movement, it introduced a completely new view of God, one that included a divine potency that was essentially female. This female divinity was portrayed both as a mediator between Jews and God and as part of the Godhead itself. Examining Judaic history from the biblical Wisdom tradition to the Middle Ages, Schäfer finds some precedents for the Kabbalah's feminine divinity. But he cannot account for her forceful appearance in twelfth-century southern France without reference to the immediate Christian environment, particularly the flourishing veneration of the Virgin Mary. Indeed, twelfth-century Jews and Christians were simultaneously rediscovering the feminine as an aspect of the Godhead after having abandoned it in favor of either an abstract, disembodied God or an exclusively male one. In proposing that the medieval cult of Mary--rather than eastern Gnosticism--is the appropriate framework for understanding the feminine elements in Jewish mysticism, Mirror of His Beauty represents a sea change in Kabbalah and Jewish-Christian cultural studies. It shifts our attention from the Byzantine East to the Latin Christian West. And in contrast to histories that treat the development of Judaism and Christianity in isolation, it leads us to a fuller understanding of Jews and Christians living in proximity, aware of each other.

Author : Peter Schäfer,Joseph Dan
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Cabala
ISBN : 3161461436

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Gershom Scholem's Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism 50 Years After by Peter Schäfer,Joseph Dan Pdf

Sponsored by the Gershom Scholem Center for the Study of Jewish Mysticism.

Author : Joseph Dan,Ronald C. Kiener
Publisher : Paulist Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0809127695

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The Early Kabbalah by Joseph Dan,Ronald C. Kiener Pdf

Here are previously unavailable texts, including The Book Bahir and the writings of the Iyyum circle, that were written during the first one hundred years of this movement that was to become the most important current in Jewish mysticism. This movement began in the late 12th century among Rabbinic Judaism in southern Europe.

Author : Aryeh Kaplan
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Cabala
ISBN : 9781568213811

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Meditation and Kabbalah by Aryeh Kaplan Pdf

Meditative methods of Kabbalah. A lucid presentation of the meditative methods, mantras, mandalas and other devices used, as well as a penetrating interpretation of their significance in the light of contemporary meditative research.

Author : Saverio Campanini
Publisher : Giulio Busi
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9788884192394

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ספר הבהיר by Saverio Campanini Pdf

Author : Monisha K Gumber
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-30
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781546264972

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Bahir by Monisha K Gumber Pdf

A tale of utter desperation and fierce hope. And a fight for honour. Meet Sawera. A beautiful and sensual woman. Born in Pakistan, raised in the Middle East and abused wherever she goes. Struggling to find acceptance, which eludes her over and over again, she ends up being an outcast. Who belongs nowhere and to no-one. Used and manipulated by the men she loved, from the depths of her soul she claims her self-respect, along with the faith to overcome her pitiful circumstances. Where does she find her strength? What is the breaking point? How does she get over the demons of her past? Follow the story of Sawera, a child born of midnight into the dawn of hope. Uncover the secrets and conspiracies that make her the woman she is. Read her story, a story of survival.

Author : Mark Somos
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 559 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2011-09-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004209558

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Secularisation and the Leiden Circle by Mark Somos Pdf

The Leiden Circle pioneered the systematic exclusion of theologically grounded argument in areas of thought from the natural sciences to international relations. Somos uses richly contextualised portraits of Scaliger, Heinsius, Cunaeus and Grotius to develop a new model of secularisation.

Author : Joseph Dan
Publisher : Jason Aronson, Incorporated
Page : 453 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1998-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781461629191

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Jewish Mysticism by Joseph Dan Pdf

Interest in Jewish mysticism is, in our generation, widespread and growing. From Hebrew schools to Hollywood, people of all backgrounds and levels of knowledge are pursuing the subject. Books, magazines, journals, and classes are rapidly growing in number. One result of this burst of interest and popularization of Jewish mysticism is the problem of misinformation. The need for reliable source material has become crucial. This four-volume work by Professor Joseph Dan is a monumental event in the publishing history of English-language reference books on the subject of Jewish mystical thought and practice. Professor Dan's credentials are of the highest order. The recipient of the Israel Prize (considered to be Israel's highest honor), Joseph Dan is the Gershom Scholem Professor of Kabbalah at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and continues to be a visiting professor at some of the most prestigious institutions of higher learning in the world.

Author : Mulatu Liyew Berihun
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-01
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783030937126

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Advances of Science and Technology by Mulatu Liyew Berihun Pdf

This two-volume set of LNICST 411 and 412 constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Advancement of Science and Technology, ICAST 2021, which took place in August 2021. Due to COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held virtually. The 80 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 202 submissions. The papers present economic and technologic developments in modern societies in 7 tracks: Chemical, Food and Bioprocess Engineering; Electrical and Electronics Engineering; ICT, Software and Hardware Engineering; Civil, Water Resources, and Environmental Engineering ICT; Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; Material Science and Engineering; Energy Science, Engineering and Policy.

Author : Gershom Scholem
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2019-02-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780691182988

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Origins of the Kabbalah by Gershom Scholem Pdf

With the publication of The Origins of the Kabbalah in 1950, one of the most important scholars of our century brought the obscure world of Jewish mysticism to a wider audience for the first time. A crucial work in the oeuvre of Gershom Scholem, this book details the beginnings of the Kabbalah in twelfth- and thirteenth-century southern France and Spain, showing its rich tradition of repeated attempts to achieve and portray direct experiences of God. The Origins of the Kabbalah is a contribution not only to the history of Jewish medieval mysticism, but also to the study of medieval mysticism in general. Now with a new foreword by David Biale, this book remains essential reading for students of the history of religion.

Author : Jonathan Dauber
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004234260

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Knowledge of God and the Development of Early Kabbalah by Jonathan Dauber Pdf

In Knowledge of God and the Development of Early Kabbalah, Jonathan Dauber offers a fresh consideration of the emergence of Kabbalah against the backdrop of a re-evaluation of the relationship between Kabbalistic and philosophic discourse.