The Zohar

Pritzker Edition, Volume Ten

Nathan Wolski

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Stanford University Press
18 May 2016

Religion & beliefs; Religion: general; Judaism; Judaism: mysticism; Kabbalah: popular works

Series: The Zohar: Pritzker Edition

Sefer ha-Zohar (The Book of Radiance) has amazed readers ever since it emerged in Spain over seven hundred years ago. Written in a lyrical Aramaic, the Zohar, a masterpiece of Kabbalah, features mystical interpretation of the Torah, from Genesis to Deuteronomy.

The tenth volume of The Zohar: Pritzker Edition presents Midrash ha-Ne'lam on the Torah, the earliest texts of the Zoharic corpus and first fruits of the Zoharic world. In contrast to the main body of the Zohar, Midrash ha-Ne'lam is composed in both Aramaic and Hebrew; its style combines philosophical allegory and kabbalistic midrash.

Particularly noteworthy is the extended allegorical interpretation of the patriarchal narratives. They are read as an account of the descent of the soul, its adventures on earth, and its wandering journey after death, finally culminating in its reunion with the perfected body following resurrection. Quintessential Zoharic motifs such as ""walking on the way"" and the ""nocturnal delight in the Garden of Eden"" make their first appearances here. The volume also includes many short narratives featuring the ""Masters of Mishnah,"" a group of sages possessing esoteric knowledge of the soul and the cosmos, the forerunner of the Zoharic fellowship.

Translated by: Nathan Wolski
Imprint: Stanford University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: Pritzker ed
Volume: Vol.10
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 43mm
Weight: 1.451kg
ISBN: 9780804788045
ISBN 10: 0804788049
Series: The Zohar: Pritzker Edition
Pages: 656
Publication Date: 18 May 2016
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Nathan Wolski is the Liberman Family Lecturer in Jewish Studies with the Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation, Monash University, Australia. He is the author of A Journey into the Zohar: An Introduction to the Book of Radiance (2010), and translator of Melila Hellner-Eshed's seminal work, A River Flows From Eden: The Language of Mystical Experience in the Zohar (Stanford, 2009).

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