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The Book of Formation or Sepher Yetzirah: Attributed to Rabbi Akiba Ben Joseph

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The Book of Formation or Sepher Yetzirah: Attributed to Rabbi Akiba Ben Joseph - Stenring, Knut (Translated by), and Gilbert, R A (Foreword by), and Waite, A E (Editor)
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The Sepher Yetzirah , or Book of Formation , although very short, is probably the most important of the Kabalistic texts. Its secrets were passed on in the Hebrew oral tradition until it was written down in the 2nd century b.c.e. It lays out the principles of Kabalistic cosmology and the Tree of Life, how humankind (the microcosm) reflects the Divine (the macrocosm). It also sets forth the Hebrew doctrine of Logos--the creation of the world in numbers, letters, and sound. As such, it is a seminal text for all serious ...

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The Book of Formation or Sepher Yetzirah: Attributed to Rabbi Akiba Ben Joseph 2004, Nicolas-Hays, York Beach

ISBN-13: 9780892540945

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