{"product_id":"sefer-ha-bahir-the-ultimate-guide-to-understanding-the-bahir-and-its-influence-on-kabbalah-and-jewish-mysticism-hardcover","title":"Sefer ha-Bahir: The Ultimate Guide to Understanding the Bahir and Its Influence on Kabbalah and Jewish Mysticism - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMari Silva\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUncover the many secrets of the mysterious and complex Sefer ha-Bahir!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSefer ha-Bahir has been the subject of scrutiny and debate for hundreds of years. Ambiguity about its dating and authorship have consumed Jewish scholarship's greatest minds over countless ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in the Ancient Near East's cultural cauldron, Sefer ha-Bahir was not written in ancient times, although many ideas found in its pages hail from them. According to scholars, this fragmented document - scattered to the winds and then reassembled - would appear to us today to be one of Kabbalah's foundational documents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's in Bahir that we first read of the sefirot. But the sefirot of Bahir are not the sefirot of later Kabbalah, not even of Sefer Yetzirah. These sefirot are seen through a completely different lens, a lens which ascribes to them seven voices and three sayings and a pivotal role in the Creation narrative of Genesis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this book, you'll learn the fascinating story of Bahir, including: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Sefer ha-Bahir was first published and how it was written over the course of many ages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe structure of the modern form of the Bahir and who's responsible for it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat the ten utterances are\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe concept of God's concealment, as explained in the text, and what \"hester panim\" means\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the Hebrew language is an active agent of Creation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho the Masoretes are and how vowels and cantillations added new meaning to this adqab (all consonant) language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho Adam Kadmon is and why he and Adam, Bad Boy of Creation, are and are not the same \"guy\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat the seven voices concern the sefirot and the theophany at Mt. Horeb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the ten commandments figure into the Kabbalistic model of Creation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat the 613 mitzvot mean in Judaism and their functional purpose in tikkun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the Tetragrammaton came to be the highest name of God and how it's not really a name at all\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe connection between glory and wisdom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho Gershom Scholem and Aryeh Kaplan were and how their contributions to understanding Sefer ha-Bahir catapulted it into the public consciousness of this Modern era\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat Neo-Platonism concerns Sefer ha-Bahir\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat Shekhinah is and what it has to do with the \"Victory of Victories\" - the healing of Creation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eGet this book for an exciting and in-depth discussion of Sefer ha-Bahir, its place in the canon of Kabbalah, and the unique way it tells the story of how Creation was accomplished and humanity's role as God's partner in healing it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClick the \"add to cart\" button to get your copy of this book!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 122\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 27, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45104192421967,"sku":"9781638180777","price":39.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/3083\/3487\/files\/UmJLNkZVc0R4ajhNYW9WV0p4clBtZz09.webp?v=1776388693","url":"https:\/\/lumaryon.com\/products\/sefer-ha-bahir-the-ultimate-guide-to-understanding-the-bahir-and-its-influence-on-kabbalah-and-jewish-mysticism-hardcover","provider":"Lumaryon Universal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}