El sefer yetzirah the book of creation in theory and practice

Sefer yetzirah is the title of the earliest extant book on jewish mysticism, although some early commentators treated it as a treatise on mathematical and linguistic theory as opposed to kabbalah. Evidences of the divine authenticity of the book of abraham bonus. It was written prior to rabbi shimons zohar, or the book of splendor. Sefer yetzirah wikisource, the free online library. In thirtytwo mysterious paths of wisdom, yah, eternal of hosts, god of israel, living elohim, almighty god, high and extolled, dwelling in eternity, holy be his name, engraved and created his world in three sefarim. Now in its printing since republication in the sefer yetzirah has established itself as a primary source for a. Sefer yetzirah and the 32 paths of creation mayim achronim. Sefer yetzirah is first explicitly mentioned over 1500 years ago in the talmud sanhedrin 65b, where rabbi chanina and rabbi oshaia studied it together on friday afternoons. The book of creation in theory and practice and over 2 million other books are available for amazon kindle. The bok of formation, and the thirty two paths of wisdom. This particular volume should be considered a short version. The book of creation in theory and practice kindle edition by aryeh kaplan. Pdf the creation of the world in the sefer yetzirah researchgate.

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