Nedslag i den judiska mystikens historia II. JUDB04 Lektion 2 Johan Åberg

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1 Nedslag i den judiska mystikens historia II JUDB04 Lektion 2 Johan Åberg

2 Sefer ha-bahir (»klarhetens bok»)»det första kabbalistiska verket» Period: Provence, ca 1185 Författare: anonyma Text: midrash (homiletiska texter över bibelverser) över versers innebörd, bokstävers form etc JUDB04 Lektion 2 Johan Åberg

3 124. Why are the hands lifted when they are blessed in this manner? It is because the hands have ten fingers, alluding to the Ten Sephiroth with which heaven and earth were sealed. These parallel the Ten Commandments. In these Ten are included the 613 Commandments. If you count the letters in the Ten Commandments, you will find that there are 613 letters. They contain all 22 letters except Teth, which is missing in them. What is the reason for this? This teaches us that Teth is the belly and in not included among the Sephiroth. JUDB04 Lektion 2 Johan Åberg

4 138. What is the meaning of a Torah of Truth? It is that which teaches (Moreh) the Truth of [all] worlds, as well as His deeds in thought. He erected Ten Sayings, and with them the world stands. It is one of them. In man He created ten fingers, paralleling these Ten Sayings. Moses raised his hands and concentrated to some degree on the Attribute that is called Israel, which contains the Torah of Truth. With his ten fingers, he alluded that he was upholding the Ten. For if [God] would not help Israel, then the Ten Sayings would not endure every day. It was for this reason that Israel prevailed. [The verse continues], And when he lowered his hands, Amalek prevailed. Would Moses then do anything that would cause Amalek to prevail? But [this teaches us] that it is forbidden for a person to stand for [more than] three hours with his hands spread out to heaven. JUDB04 Lektion 2 Johan Åberg

5 Isak den blinde»den förste kabbalisten» Period: Provence, ca Text: kommentar över Sefer Jetzira Mål: genom att meditera över sefirot nå gudskunskap Formulerade ett genomtänkt mystikt system (äldre trad + Bahir + neoplatonism) JUDB04 Lektion 2 Johan Åberg

6 Heroes JUDB04 Lektion 2 Johan Åberg

7 Mystika»skolor» Gerona (R. Azriel; Nachmanides [1194-c 1270]) Kabbalan fick»kosher-stämpel» Kastilien Cohen-bröderna R. Jakob & R. Isak Introduktion av tydlig dualism JUDB04 Lektion 2 Johan Åberg

8 Teosofisk kabbala vs Extatisk kabbala JUDB04 Lektion 2 Johan Åberg

9 Abraham Abulafia (1240-c 1291) Företrädare för extatisk kabbala 1260 På jakt efter Sambation 1270 Författar mystika verk och reser kring o sprider sin lära 1280 Resa till påven»bryta själens sigill och lösa upp de knutar som binder den» Knyter an till hekhalot-mystikernas och chassidei askenaz tekniker JUDB04 Lektion 2 Johan Åberg

10 Meron, Israel JUDB04 Lektion 2 Johan Åberg

11 Lag ba Omer Den dag då mystiker firar Shimon bar Jochais hilula JUDB04 Lektion 2 Johan Åberg

12 Zohar (»Strålglansens bok», ca ) Exempel på teosofisk kabbala Pseudepigrafisk form Sannolik författare: Moses de Leon Uppbyggd som en midrash - upptäcka verkligheten bakom orden Syfte: förstå 1) Gud, samt 2) skapelsens relation till Gud JUDB04 Lektion 2 Johan Åberg

13 Ein Sof»utan slut» Sefirot 1. del av det gudomligas natur 2. ett slags kärl 3. gudomliga emanationer JUDB04 Lektion 2 Johan Åberg

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