Zohar (5 Volume set) - the full text not excerpts

MJ. Smith
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One book title per request, please.

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Okay, I lost my temper with Logos as reference after reference to the Zohar were not available in Logos … forcing me to use a very poorly translate and laid out online version.

Amazon blurb:

This five-volume set is the only complete English rendering of The Zohar, the fundamental rabbinic work on Jewish mysticism that has fascinated readers for more than seven centuries. In addition to being the primary reference text for kabbalistic studies, this magnificent work is arranged in the form of a commentary on the Bible, bringing to the surface the deeper meanings behind the commandments and biblical narrative. As The Zohar itself proclaims: Woe unto those who see in the Law nothing but simple narratives and ordinary words .... Every word of the Law contains an elevated sense and a sublime mystery .... The narratives of the Law are but the raiment Thin which it is swathed.

Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."

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  • L.Y.S
    L.Y.S Member Posts: 4 ✭✭

    You've got the entire Zohar Pritzker editions for free at archive.org.

    ~Y.S

  • MJ. Smith
    MJ. Smith MVP Posts: 55,108

    Thank you for the reference. It is likely a better source that the one I am using. Unfortunately, neither having it in my library outside of Logos nor having it available on the internet is satisfactory for my current project. I am having to go to the internet for several resources. This means that the lesson must manually include the text rather than being filled in based upon the participants' priorities … which results in standardized translations which runs counter to the entire goal of the course - Bible variants/Broad canon variants/Abrahamic religions' scripture variants/paraBiblical variants.

    Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."

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