Zohar

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Volume 1

1a 1b 2a 2b 3a 3b 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b 10a 10b 11a 11b 12a 12b 13a 13b 14a 14b 15a 15b 16a 16b 17a 17b 18a 18b 19a 19b 20a 20b 21a 21b 22a 22b 23a 23b 24a 24b 25a 25b 26a 26b 27a 27b 28a 28b 29a 29b 30a 30b 31a 31b 32a 32b 33a 33b 34a 34b 35a 35b 36a 36b 37a 37b 38a 38b 39a 39b 40a 40b 41a 41b 42a 42b 43a 43b 44a 44b 45a 45b 46a 46b 47a 47b 48a 48b 49a 49b 50a 50b 51a 51b 52a 52b 53a 53b 54a 54b 55a 55b 56a 56b 57a 57b 58a 58b 59a 59b 60a 60b 61a 61b 62a 62b 63a 63b 64a 64b 65a 65b 66a 66b 67a 67b 68a 68b 69a 69b 70a 70b 71a 71b 72a 72b 73a 73b 74a 74b 75a 75b 76a 76b 77a 77b 78a 78b 79a 79b 80a 80b 81a 81b 82a 82b 83a 83b 84a 84b 85a 85b 86a 86b 87a 87b 88a 88b 89a 89b 90a 90b 91a 91b 92a 92b 93a 93b 94a 94b 95a 95b 96a 96b 97a 97b 98a 98b 99a 99b 100a 100b 101a 101b 102a 102b 103a 103b 104a 104b 105a 105b 106a 106b 107a 107b 108a 108b 109a 109b 110a 110b 111a 111b 112a 112b 113a 113b 114a 114b 115a 115b 116a 116b 117a 117b 118a 118b 119a 119b 120a 120b 121a 121b 122a 122b 123a 123b 124a 124b 125a 125b 126a 126b 127a 127b 128a 128b 129a 129b 130a 130b 131a 131b 132a 132b 133a 133b 134a 134b 135a 135b 136a 136b 137a 137b 138a 138b 139a 139b 140a 140b 141a 141b 142a 142b 143a 143b 144a 144b 145a 145b 146a 146b 147a 147b 148a 148b 149a 149b 150a 150b 151a 151b 152a 152b 153a 153b 154a 154b 155a 155b 156a 156b 157a 157b 158a 158b 159a 159b 160a 160b 161a 161b 162a 162b 163a 163b 164a 164b 165a 165b 166a 166b 167a 167b 168a 168b 169a 169b 170a 170b 171a 171b 172a 172b 173a 173b 174a 174b 175a 175b 176a 176b 177a 177b 178a 178b 179a 179b 180a 180b 181a 181b 182a 182b 183a 183b 184a 184b 185a 185b 186a 186b 187a 187b 188a 188b 189a 189b 190a 190b 191a 191b 192a 192b 193a 193b 194a 194b 195a 195b 196a 196b 197a 197b 198a 198b 199a 199b 200a 200b 201a 201b 202a 202b 203a 203b 204a 204b 205a 205b 206a 206b 207a 207b 208a 208b 209a 209b 210a 210b 211a 211b 212a 212b 213a 213b 214a 214b 215a 215b 216a 216b 217a 217b 218a 218b 219a 219b 220a 220b 221a 221b 222a 222b 223a 223b 224a 224b 225a 225b 226a 226b 227a 227b 228a 228b 229a 229b 230a 230b 231a 231b 232a 232b 233a 233b 234a 234b 235a 235b 236a 236b 237a 237b 238a 238b 239a 239b 240a 240b 241a 241b 242a 242b 243a 243b 244a 244b 245a 245b 246a 246b 247a 247b 248a 248b 249a 249b 250a 250b 251a

Volume 2

2a 2b 3a 3b 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b 10a 10b 11a 11b 12a 12b 13a 13b 14a 14b 15a 15b 16a 16b 17a 17b 18a 18b 19a 19b 20a 20b 21a 21b 22a 22b 23a 23b 24a 24b 25a 25b 26a 26b 27a 27b 28a 28b 29a 29b 30a 30b 31a 31b 32a 32b 33a 33b 34a 34b 35a 35b 36a 36b 37a 37b 38a 38b 39a 39b 40a 40b 41a 41b 42a 42b 43a 43b 44a 44b 45a 45b 46a 46b 47a 47b 48a 48b 49a 49b 50a 50b 51a 51b 52a 52b 53a 53b 54a 54b 55a 55b 56a 56b 57a 57b 58a 58b 59a 59b 60a 60b 61a 61b 62a 62b 63a 63b 64a 64b 65a 65b 66a 66b 67a 67b 68a 68b 69a 69b 70a 70b 71a 71b 72a 72b 73a 73b 74a 74b 75a 75b 76a 76b 77a 77b 78a 78b 79a 79b 80a 80b 81a 81b 82a 82b 83a 83b 84a 84b 85a 85b 86a 86b 87a 87b 88a 88b 89a 89b 90a 90b 91a 91b 92a 92b 93a 93b 94a 94b 95a 95b 96a 96b 97a 97b 98a 98b 99a 99b 100a 100b 101a 101b 102a 102b 103a 103b 104a 104b 105a 105b 106a 106b 107a 107b 108a 108b 109a 109b 110a 110b 111a 111b 112a 112b 113a 113b 114a 114b 115a 115b 116a 116b 117a 117b 118a 118b 119a 119b 120a 120b 121a 121b 122a 122b 123a 123b 124a 124b 125a 125b 126a 126b 127a 127b 128a 128b 129a 129b 130a 130b 131a 131b 132a 132b 133a 133b 134a 134b 135a 135b 136a 136b 137a 137b 138a 138b 139a 139b 140a 140b 141a 141b 142a 142b 143a 143b 144a 144b 145a 145b 146a 146b 147a 147b 148a 148b 149a 149b 150a 150b 151a 151b 152a 152b 153a 153b 154a 154b 155a 155b 156a 156b 157a 157b 158a 158b 159a 159b 160a 160b 161a 161b 162a 162b 163a 163b 164a 164b 165a 165b 166a 166b 167a 167b 168a 168b 169a 169b 170a 170b 171a 171b 172a 172b 173a 173b 174a 174b 175a 175b 176a 176b 177a 177b 178a 178b 179a 179b 180a 180b 181a 181b 182a 182b 183a 183b 184a 184b 185a 185b 186a 186b 187a 187b 188a 188b 189a 189b 190a 190b 191a 191b 192a 192b 193a 193b 194a 194b 195a 195b 196a 196b 197a 197b 198a 198b 199a 199b 200a 200b 201a 201b 202a 202b 203a 203b 204a 204b 205a 205b 206a 206b 207a 207b 208a 208b 209a 209b 210a 210b 211a 211b 212a 212b 213a 213b 214a 214b 215a 215b 216a 216b 217a 217b 218a 218b 219a 219b 220a 220b 221a 221b 222a 222b 223a 223b 224a 224b 225a 225b 226a 226b 227a 227b 228a 228b 229a 229b 230a 230b 231a 231b 232a 232b 233a 233b 234a 234b 235a 235b 236a 236b 237a 237b 238a 238b 239a 239b 240a 240b 241a 241b 242a 242b 243a 243b 244a 244b 245a 245b 246a 246b 247a 247b 248a 248b 249a 249b 250a 250b 251a 251b 252a 252b 253a 253b 254a 254b 255a 255b 256a 256b 257a 257b 258a 258b 259a 259b 260a 260b 261a 261b 262a 262b 263a 263b 264a 264b 265a 265b 266a 266b 267a 267b 268a 268b 269a

Volume 3

2a 2b 3a 3b 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b 10a 10b 11a 11b 12a 12b 13a 13b 14a 14b 15a 15b 16a 16b 17a 17b 18a 18b 19a 19b 20a 20b 21a 21b 22a 22b 23a 23b 24a 24b 25a 25b 26a 26b 27a 27b 28a 28b 29a 29b 30a 30b 31a 31b 32a 32b 33a 33b 34a 34b 35a 35b 36a 36b 37a 37b 38a 38b 39a 39b 40a 40b 41a 41b 42a 42b 43a 43b 44a 44b 45a 45b 46a 46b 47a 47b 48a 48b 49a 49b 50a 50b 51a 51b 52a 52b 53a 53b 54a 54b 55a 55b 56a 56b 57a 57b 58a 58b 59a 59b 60a 60b 61a 61b 62a 62b 63a 63b 64a 64b 65a 65b 66a 66b 67a 67b 68a 68b 69a 69b 70a 70b 71a 71b 72a 72b 73a 73b 74a 74b 75a 75b 76a 76b 77a 77b 78a 78b 79a 79b 80a 80b 81a 81b 82a 82b 83a 83b 84a 84b 85a 85b 86a 86b 87a 87b 88a 88b 89a 89b 90a 90b 91a 91b 92a 92b 93a 93b 94a 94b 95a 95b 96a 96b 97a 97b 98a 98b 99a 99b 100a 100b 101a 101b 102a 102b 103a 103b 104a 104b 105a 105b 106a 106b 107a 107b 108a 108b 109a 109b 110a 110b 111a 111b 112a 112b 113a 113b 114a 114b 115a 115b 117a 117b 118a 118b 119a 119b 120a 120b 121a 121b 122a 122b 123a 123b 124a 124b 125a 125b 126a 126b 127a 127b 128a 128b 129a 129b 130a 130b 131a 131b 132a 132b 133a 133b 134a 134b 135a 135b 136a 136b 137a 137b 138a 138b 139a 139b 140a 140b 141a 141b 142a 142b 143a 143b 144a 144b 145a 145b 146a 146b 147a 147b 148a 148b 149a 149b 150a 150b 151a 151b 152a 152b 153a 153b 154a 154b 155a 155b 156a 156b 157a 157b 158a 158b 159a 159b 160a 160b 161a 161b 162a 162b 163a 163b 164a 164b 165a 165b 166a 166b 167a 167b 168a 168b 169a 169b 170a 170b 171a 171b 172a 172b 173a 173b 174a 174b 175a 175b 176a 176b 177a 177b 178a 178b 179a 179b 180a 180b 181a 181b 182a 182b 183a 183b 184a 184b 185a 185b 186a 186b 187a 187b 188a 188b 189a 189b 190a 190b 191a 191b 192a 192b 193a 193b 194a 194b 195a 195b 196a 196b 197a 197b 198a 198b 199a 199b 200a 200b 201a 201b 202a 202b 203a 203b 204a 204b 205a 205b 206a 206b 207a 207b 208a 208b 209a 209b 210a 210b 211a 211b 212a 212b 213a 213b 214a 214b 215a 215b 216a 216b 217a 217b 218a 218b 219a 219b 220a 220b 221a 221b 222a 222b 223a 223b 224a 224b 225a 225b 226a 226b 227a 227b 228a 228b 229a 229b 230a 230b 231a 231b 232a 232b 233a 233b 234a 234b 235a 235b 236a 236b 237a 237b 238a 238b 239a 239b 240a 240b 241a 241b 242a 242b 243a 243b 244a 244b 245a 245b 246a 246b 247a 247b 248a 248b 249a 249b 250a 250b 251a 251b 252a 252b 253a 253b 254a 254b 255a 255b 256a 256b 257a 257b 258a 258b 259a 259b 260a 260b 261a 261b 262a 262b 263a 263b 264a 264b 265a 265b 266a 266b 267a 267b 268a 268b 269a 269b 270a 270b 271a 271b 272a 272b 273a 273b 274a 274b 275a 275b 276a 276b 277a 277b 278a 278b 279a 279b 280a 280b 281a 281b 282a 282b 283a 283b 284a 284b 285a 285b 286a 286b 287a 287b 288a 288b 289a 289b 290a 290b 291a 291b 292a 292b 293a 293b 294a 294b 295a 295b 296a 296b 297a 297b 298a 298b 299a 299b

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Composed: Middle-Age Spain, c.1100 - c.1400 CE

The Zohar (Splendor or Radiance) is the foundational work in the literature of Jewish mystical thought known as Kabbalah. It is a group of books including commentary on the mystical aspects of the Torah (the five books of Moses) and scriptural interpretations as well as material on mysticism, mythical cosmogony, and mystical psychology. The Zohar contains discussions of the nature of God, the origin and structure of the universe, the nature of souls, redemption, the relationship of Ego to Darkness and "true self" to "The Light of God", and the relationship between the "universal energy" and man. Its scriptural exegesis can be considered an esoteric form of the rabbinic literature known as Midrash, which elaborates on the Torah. The Zohar is mostly written in what has been described as an exalted, eccentric style of Aramaic. The Zohar first appeared in Spain in the 13th century, and was published by a Jewish writer named Moses de Leon. De Leon ascribed the work to R. Shimon bar Yohai. The Zohar spread among the Jews with remarkable swiftness. Scarcely fifty years had passed since its appearance in Spain before it was quoted by many Kabbalists, including the Italian mystical writer Menahem Recanati and by Todros Abulafia. Certain Jewish communities, however, such as the Dar Daim, Andalusian (Western Sephardic or Spanish and Portuguese Jews), and some Italian communities, never accepted it as authentic. Whilst some people believe it is genuinely part of an oral tradition, handed down from Moses to R. Shimon B. Yohai, others continued to oppose this. The noted Kabbalist Isaac of Acco is supposed to have heard directly from the widow of de Leon that her husband proclaimed authorship by Shimon b. Yohai for profit. Joseph ben Todros and his student Jacob both swore an oath that de Leon did not write it. Elijah Delmedigo (c.1458 – c.1493) endeavored to show that the Zohar could not be attributed to Shimon b. Yohai, by a number of arguments. Debates continued right up until the modern era with R. Yahyeh Qafeh attacking what he saw as subversive doctrines found in it. Modern scholarship, led by Gershom Scholem, tends to agree with Isaac of Acco's statements.

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