"The Book of Formation of the World": Sefer Yetzirah and Hilkhot Yetzirah
The Babylonian Talmud contains a tale about the creation of an artificial calf by two sages who dealt with hilkhot yetzirah, or laws of formation (b. Sanhedrin 65b). Already in the eleventh century CE the phrase "Laws of Formation" was being used to refer to the short, enigmatic, and influ...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
[2019]
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The journal of Jewish thought & philosophy
Year: 2019, Volume: 27, Issue: 2, Pages: 168-179 |
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Talmûd bavlî
/ Cosmogony
/ Sefer Yezirah
/ Cabala
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism HD Early Judaism |
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Jewish Mysticism
B Golem B Sefer Yetzirah B Kabbalah B Jewish magic B Rabbinic Literature |
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