{"product_id":"the-zohar-9780804797740","title":"The Zohar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSefer ha-Zohar\u003c\/i\u003e (The Book of Radiance) has amazed readers ever since it emerged in Spain over seven hundred years ago. Written in a lyrical Aramaic, the \u003ci\u003eZohar\u003c\/i\u003e, the masterpiece of Kabbalah, features mystical interpretation of the Torah, from Genesis to Deuteronomy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe twelfth volume of \u003ci\u003eThe Zohar: Pritzker Edition\u003c\/i\u003e presents an assortment of discrete Zoharic compositions. The first two chapters contain different versions of the Zoharic \u003ci\u003eHeikhalot\u003c\/i\u003e, descriptions of the heavenly halls or palaces that the soul of the kabbalist traverses during prayer. \u003ci\u003ePiqqudin\u003c\/i\u003e, or Commandments, is a kabbalistic treatment of the mystical reasons for the commandments. \u003ci\u003eRaza de-Razin\u003c\/i\u003e (Mystery of Mysteries) is a diagnostic manual for the ancient and medieval science of physiognomy, determining people's character based on physical appearance. \u003ci\u003eSitrei Otiyyot\u003c\/i\u003e (Secrets of the Letters) is a mystical essay that maps out the emergence of divine and mundane reality from the tetragrammaton, \u003ci\u003eYHVH\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eQav ha-Middah\u003c\/i\u003e (Line of Measure) is another mystical essay that describes the divine instrument used by God to gauge the mystical overflow to the ten \u003ci\u003esefirot\u003c\/i\u003e. The commentary on \u003ci\u003eMerkevet Yehezqel\u003c\/i\u003e (Ezekiel's Chariot) interprets the details of the prophet Ezekiel's chariot-vision. Beginning with the description of the four creatures, the \u003ci\u003eZohar\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates how Divinity and the cosmos comprise a series of quaternities that pervade all Being. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe last main chapter includes Zoharic commentary to various portions of the Torah. The volume closes with a short appendix of passages that printers have labeled \u003ci\u003eTosefta\u003c\/i\u003e despite their not fitting into that genre—a suitable end to the \u003ci\u003eZohar\u003c\/i\u003e whose parameters and composition will remain ever mysterious. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nathan Wolski","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48297298002171,"sku":"9780804797740","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/the-zohar-9780804797740","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}