{"product_id":"the-zohar-pritzker-edition-volume-three-9780804752107","title":"The Zohar: Pritzker Edition, Volume Three","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis third volume of \u003ci\u003eThe Zohar: Pritzker Edition\u003c\/i\u003e completes the \u003ci\u003eZohar\u003c\/i\u003e's commentary on the book of Genesis. Here we find spiritual explorations of numerous biblical narratives, including Jacob's wrestling with the angel, Joseph's kidnapping by his brothers, his near seduction by Potiphar's wife, his interpretation of Pharaoh's dreams, and his reunion with his brothers and father. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThroughout, the \u003ci\u003eZohar\u003c\/i\u003e probes the biblical text and seeks deeper meaning--for example, the divine intention behind Joseph's disappearance, or the profound significance of human sexuality. Divine and human realities intertwine, affecting one another. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToward the end of Genesis, the Bible states: \u003ci\u003eJacob's days drew near to die\u003c\/i\u003e--an idiomatic expression that the \u003ci\u003eZohar\u003c\/i\u003e insists on reading hyperliterally. Each human being is challenged to live his days virtuously. If he does, those days themselves are woven into a garment of splendor; at death, they \"draw near,\" enveloping him, escorting him to the beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSefer ha-Zohar\u003c\/i\u003e (The Book of Radiance) has amazed and overwhelmed readers ever since it emerged mysteriously in medieval Spain toward the end of the thirteenth century. Written in a unique Aramaic, this masterpiece of Kabbalah exceeds the dimensions of a normal book; it is virtually a body of literature, comprising over twenty discrete sections. The bulk of the \u003ci\u003eZohar\u003c\/i\u003e consists of a running commentary on the Torah, from Genesis through Deuteronomy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDaniel C. Matt is a leading authority on Jewish mysticism. For over twenty years, he served as Professor of Jewish Spirituality at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. He has also taught at Stanford University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He has published six books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Essential Kabbalah; Zohar: The Book of Enlightenment; Zohar: Annotated and Explained;\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGod and the Big Bang: Discovering Harmony between Science and Spirituality. \u003c\/i\u003e Matt is also the translator of \u003ci\u003eThe Zohar: Pritzker Edition, Volume One, \u003c\/i\u003e winner of the National Jewish Book Award, and \u003ci\u003eThe Zohar: Pritzker Edition, Volume Two, \u003c\/i\u003e winner, along with Volume One, of the Koret Jewish Book Award. He spent the years 1998-2002 in Jerusalem working on this translation and currently lives in Berkeley, Californi\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50527316836626,"sku":"9780804752107","price":46.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_40aab9d7-f937-4174-9709-2604f7f899f8.jpg?v=1731297450","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-zohar-pritzker-edition-volume-three-9780804752107","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}