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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Tzahi WeissPublisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Imprint: University of Pennsylvania Press ISBN: 9780812249903ISBN 10: 0812249909 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 29 May 2018 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsA Note on Transliteration of the Hebrew Alphabet Introduction Chapter 1. Discussions About Alphabetical Letters in Non-Jewish Sources of Late Antiquity Chapter 2. The Creation of the World from the Letters of the Ineffable Name Chapter 3. The Creation of the World from Twenty-Two Letters and the Syriac Context of Sefer Yeṣirah Chapter 4. Sounds of Silence: Sefer Yeṣirah Before the Tenth Century Chapter 5. Reevaluating the Scientific Phase of Sefer Yeṣirah Epilogue Appendices 1. Sefer Yeṣirah and the Early Islamic Science of Letters 2. Sefer Yeṣirah's Long Version, According to Ms. Vatican 299/4, 66a-71b, with the English Translations of Peter A. Hayman 3. The Midrash About Sefer Yeṣirah and Ben Sira, According to Ms. Vatican 299/4, 65a-66a Notes Bibliography Index AcknowledgmentsReviewsTzahi Weiss offers an innovative and daring thesis regarding a central text in the canon of Jewish mysticism and magic. 'Sefer Yesirah' and Its Contexts will stimulate important discussions not only about the history of Sefer Yesirah in Jewish intellectual history but also about the relationship of Jewish and Christian sources and the boundaries separating and uniting these two traditions.-- Elliot Wolfson, University of California, Santa Barbara Tzahi Weiss offers an innovative and daring thesis regarding a central text in the canon of Jewish mysticism and magic. 'Sefer Yesirah' and Its Contexts will stimulate important discussions not only about the history of Sefer Yesirah in Jewish intellectual history but also about the relationship of Jewish and Christian sources and the boundaries separating and uniting these two traditions.--Elliot Wolfson, University of California, Santa Barbara Tzahi Weiss offers an innovative and daring thesis regarding a central text in the canon of Jewish mysticism and magic. 'Sefer Yesirah' and Its Contexts will stimulate important discussions not only about the history of Sefer Yesirah in Jewish intellectual history but also about the relationship of Jewish and Christian sources and the boundaries separating and uniting these two traditions. -Elliot Wolfson, University of California, Santa Barbara Author InformationTzahi Weiss is Associate Professor of Jewish Thought and Hebrew Literature at the Open University of Israel. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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