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The Zohar (Hebrew: זֹהַר , Zōhar, lit."Splendor" or "Radiance" [a]) is a foundational work of Kabbalistic literature. [1] It is a group of books including commentary on the mystical aspects of the Torah and scriptural interpretations as well as material on mysticism, mythical cosmogony, and mystical psychology.
The figure forms one of the traces for the presence of dualist proclivities in Gnosticism and the otherwise monotheistic vision of the Tanakh. [12] In Rabbinic literature, he is sometimes portrayed as serving as the celestial scribe. [9] [11] The name Metatron is not mentioned in the Torah or the Bible, and
For example, one of the monks of Saint Denys, John Sarrazin, wrote a commentary on The Celestial Hierarchy in 1140, and then in 1165 made a translation of the work. [39] Also, Suger , abbot of Saint-Denis from 1122 to 1151, drew on Dionysian themes to explain how the architecture of his new 'Gothic' abbey church helped raise the soul to God.
Beri'ah (בְּרִיאָה or alternatively [2] בְּרִיָּה), meaning World of Creation. On this level is the first concept of creatio ex nihilo ( Yesh miAyin ), however without yet shape or form, as the creations of Beriah sense their own existence, though in nullification of being ( Bittul HaMetziut ) to divinity.
Two different models of the process of creation existed in ancient Israel. [15] In the "logos" (speech) model, God speaks and shapes unresisting dormant matter into effective existence and order (Psalm 33: "By the word of YHWH the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their hosts; he gathers up the waters like a mound, stores the Deep in vaults"); in the second, or "agon ...
The miter was the sign of the crown, which exalted the high priest above all earthly kings. Josephus interpreted as follows: [6] The coat symbolized of the earth, the upper garment symbolized heaven, while the bells and pomegranates represented thunder and lightning. The ephod typified the four elements, and the interwoven gold denoted the ...
Bas relief of a seraph carrying a hot coal on the walls of the Jerusalem International YMCA.. A seraph (/ ˈ s ɛr ə f /; pl.: seraphim / ˈ s ɛr ə f ɪ m /; Hebrew: שְׂרָפִים sərāp̄īm, pl. שָׂרָף sārāp̄) [a] is a celestial or heavenly being originating in Ancient Judaism.
The Legends of the Jews is a chronological compilation of aggadah from hundreds of biblical legends in Mishnah, Talmud and Midrash.The compilation consists of seven volumes (four volumes of narrative texts and two volumes of footnotes with a volume of index) synthesized by Louis Ginzberg in a manuscript written in the German language.