{"product_id":"the-zohar-daniel-c-matt-9780804757126","title":"The Zohar: Pritzker Edition, Volume Four","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSefer ha-Zohar\u003c\/i\u003e (The Book of Radiance) has amazed and overwhelmed readers ever since it emerged mysteriously in medieval Spain toward the end of the thirteenth century. Written in a unique, lyrical Aramaic, this masterpiece of Kabbalah exceeds the dimensions of a normal book; it is virtually a body of literature, comprising over twenty discrete sections. The bulk of the \u003ci\u003eZohar\u003c\/i\u003e consists of a running commentary on the Torah, from Genesis through Deuteronomy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis fourth volume of \u003ci\u003eThe Zohar: Pritzker Edition\u003c\/i\u003e covers the first half of Exodus. Here we find mystical explorations of Pharaoh's enslavement of the Israelites, the birth of Moses, the deliverance from Egypt, the crossing of the Red Sea, and the Revelation at Mount Sinai. Throughout, the \u003ci\u003eZohar\u003c\/i\u003e probes the biblical text and seeks deeper meaning--for example, the nature of evil and its relation to the divine realm, the romance of Moses and \u003ci\u003eShekhinah\u003c\/i\u003e, and the inner meaning of the Ten Commandments. In the context of the miraculous splitting of the Red Sea, Rabbi Shim'on reveals the mysterious Name of 72, a complex divine name consisting of 216 letters (72 triads), formed out of three verses in Exodus 14.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese mystical interpretations are interwoven with tales of the Companions--rabbis wandering through the hills of Galilee, sharing their insights, coming upon wisdom in the most astonishing ways from a colorful cast of characters they meet on the road.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel C. Matt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0804757127\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804757126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/28\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.24h x 7.40w x 1.68d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2008 pg. 17","brand":"Daniel C. Matt","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44047789654271,"sku":"9780804757126","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0246161e-7501-45cb-b786-34d791f62142.jpg?v=1684992188","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-zohar-daniel-c-matt-9780804757126","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}