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Daniel Matt et al., "The Zohar: Pritzker Edition" (Stanford UP, 2004-2017)
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Daniel Matt et al., "The Zohar: Pritzker Edition" (Stanford UP, 2004-2017)

An interview with Daniel Matt

New Books in Jewish Studies · Marshall Poe

May 29, 20241h 4m

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Show Notes

Sefer ha-Zohar (The Book of Radiance) has amazed readers ever since it emerged in Spain over seven hundred years ago. Written in a lyrical Aramaic, the Zohar, the masterpiece of Kabbalah, features mystical interpretation of the Torah, from Genesis to Deuteronomy.

The Zohar: Pritzker Edition (Stanford UP, 2004-2017) volumes present the first translation ever made from a critical Aramaic text of the Zohar, which has been established by Professor Daniel C. Matt (along with Nathan Wolski and Joel Hecker) based on a wide range of original manuscripts. Every one of the twelve volumes provides extensive commentary, appearing at the bottom of each page, clarifying the kabbalistic symbolism and terminology, and citing sources and parallels from biblical, rabbinic, and kabbalistic texts.

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