Publication
Imprint: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press , 2003. Series: The Zohar: Pritzker Edition volume 1. Responsibility: Translation and commentary Daniel C. Matt. Physical: Text : 1 volume : lxxxi, 500 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. Features: Includes bibliography, glossary, index.
Call number
GT-J-K / Zohar I
ISBN
0804747474 / 9780804747479
Original publication date
2003
Collections
CSS Library Notes
Alternate Title: Zohar : Book of Splendor : Sefer ha-Zohar : Book of Radiance : Cabala : Kabbalah .
Named Person: Moses de Leon
Description: Sefer ha-Zohar (The Book of Radiance) has amazed readers ever since it emerged in medieval Spain over seven hundred years ago. Written in lyrical Aramaic, this masterpiece of Kabbalah exceeds the dimensions of a normal book; it is virtually a body of mystical literature, comprising over twenty sections. The bulk of the Zohar consists of mystical interpretation of the Torah, from Genesis through Deuteronomy.
The first two volumes of The Zohar: Pritzker Edition, translated with commentary by Daniel C. Matt, cover more than half of the Zohar's commentary on the Book of Genesis (through Genesis 32:3). This is the first translation ever made from a critical Aramaic text of the Zohar, which has been established by Professor Matt based on a wide range of original manuscripts. The extensive commentary, appearing at the bottom of each page, clarifies the kabbalistic symbolism and terminology, and cites sources and parallels from biblical, rabbinic, and kabbalistic texts. The translator's introduction is accompanied by a second introduction written by Arthur Green, discussing the origin and significance of the Zohar. -- from publisher
Contents:
Foreword by Margot Pritzker
Translator's Introduction
Acknowledgments
Diagram of the Ten Sefirot
Introduction by Arthur Green
Haqdamat Sefer ha-Zohar
Parashut Be-Reshit (Genesis 1:1-6:8)
Parashut Noah (Genesis 6:9-11:32)
FY2007 /
Named Person: Moses de Leon
Description: Sefer ha-Zohar (The Book of Radiance) has amazed readers ever since it emerged in medieval Spain over seven hundred years ago. Written in lyrical Aramaic, this masterpiece of Kabbalah exceeds the dimensions of a normal book; it is virtually a body of mystical literature, comprising over twenty sections. The bulk of the Zohar consists of mystical interpretation of the Torah, from Genesis through Deuteronomy.
The first two volumes of The Zohar: Pritzker Edition, translated with commentary by Daniel C. Matt, cover more than half of the Zohar's commentary on the Book of Genesis (through Genesis 32:3). This is the first translation ever made from a critical Aramaic text of the Zohar, which has been established by Professor Matt based on a wide range of original manuscripts. The extensive commentary, appearing at the bottom of each page, clarifies the kabbalistic symbolism and terminology, and cites sources and parallels from biblical, rabbinic, and kabbalistic texts. The translator's introduction is accompanied by a second introduction written by Arthur Green, discussing the origin and significance of the Zohar. -- from publisher
Contents:
Foreword by Margot Pritzker
Translator's Introduction
Acknowledgments
Diagram of the Ten Sefirot
Introduction by Arthur Green
Haqdamat Sefer ha-Zohar
Parashut Be-Reshit (Genesis 1:1-6:8)
Parashut Noah (Genesis 6:9-11:32)
FY2007 /
Physical description
lxxxi, 500 p.; 26 cm
Awards
National Jewish Book Award (Winner — Modern Jewish Thought and Experience — 2004)
Description
The Zohar is a mystical commentary on the Torah that is the basis for Kabbalah. This is a difficult book to translate. Matt, who has taught Jewish mysticism at Stanford University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, is working his way through the book, giving a comprehensive annotation that offers background and explanations of the text, both his own and those of other scholars.
Language
Original language
Aramaic