Two chapters of this work consist of a debate between a merchant and a scholar regarding the location of the foundation stone, while another section of this work introduces the idea of ten regions of divine emanation.
Two chapters of this work consist of a debate between a merchant and a scholar regarding the location of the foundation stone, while another section of this work introduces the idea of ten regions of divine emanation. The later sections of this work include a series of 70 interpretations of the first word of Genesis, while its last section, entitled The Faithful Shepherd, interprets the rationale for the commandments. Major interpreters of this work, the name of which means Book of Splendor, included Isaac Luria, and the most famous section of this work is probably its first, which is called The Hidden Midrash. Containing many meditations on the divine name as well as the ten sefirot, this work was most likely composed by Mosheh de Leon in the 13th century, though tradition credits its writing to Shimon bar Yohai. Strongly influenced by Gnosticism and written in Aramaic rather than Hebrew, for ten points, identify this mystical work, the primary text of the Qabbalah.
Two chapters of this work consist of a debate between a merchant and a scholar regarding the location of the foundation stone, while another section of this work introduces the idea of ten regions of divine emanation.
{Sefer ha}-{zohar} [accept The {Book} of {Splendor} before mention]