On the Kabbalah and Its SymbolismGershom Scholem guides the reader through central themes in the intricate history of the Kabbalah. He clarifies the relations between mysticism and established religious authority; the mystics' interpretation of the Torah and their attempts to discover the hidden meaning underlying Scripture; the tension between the philosophical and the mystical concept of God; and the symbolism employed in mystical religion. He conveys his immense erudition with a lucidity that has earned him the admiration of the scholarly world and the appreciation of lay readers. -- |
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... written Torah was looked upon chiefly as a symbol of the giving sphere of the Godhead , identified primarily with the sefirah Tifereth , while the oral Torah was seen as a symbol of the receptive sphere , which is at once that of the ...
... written Torah was looked upon chiefly as a symbol of the giving sphere of the Godhead , identified primarily with the sefirah Tifereth , while the oral Torah was seen as a symbol of the receptive sphere , which is at once that of the ...
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... written Torah , the other the form of the oral Torah . The form of the written Torah is that of the colors of white fire , and the form of the oral Torah has colored forms as of black fire . And all these engravings and the not yet ...
... written Torah , the other the form of the oral Torah . The form of the written Torah is that of the colors of white fire , and the form of the oral Torah has colored forms as of black fire . And all these engravings and the not yet ...
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... written Torah here on earth . A far - reaching idea ! What we call the written Torah has itself passed through the medium of the oral Torah , it is no longer a form concealed in white light ; rather , it has emerged from the black light ...
... written Torah here on earth . A far - reaching idea ! What we call the written Torah has itself passed through the medium of the oral Torah , it is no longer a form concealed in white light ; rather , it has emerged from the black light ...
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THE MEANING OF THE TORAH IN JEWISH | 32 |
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