The Essenes: their history and doctrines; The Kabbalah: its doctrines, development, and literature

The Essenes: their history and doctrines; The Kabbalah: its doctrines, development, and literature

Christian D. Ginsburg

London : Routledge & Paul

The Essenes -- I. Description of the Essenes -- II. Ancient literature on the Essenes -- III. Modern literature on the Essenes -- The Kabbalah: The meaning of the Kabbalah -- I. The supreme being and the doctrine and classification of the emanations, or Sephiroth -- II. The creation or the Kabbalistic cosmogony -- III. The creation of angels and men -- IV. The destiny of man and the universe -- V. The Kabbalistic view of the Old Testament and its relation to Christianity -- The Kabbalah: The books -- I. The book of creation or Jetzira -- II. The book Sohar -- III. The commentary on the ten Sephiroth -- The Kabbalah: The schools -- I. The school of Gerona -- II. The school of Segovia -- III. the Quasi-philosophical school -- IV. The school of Abulafia -- V. The Sohar school.

Description of the Essenes -- Ancient literature on the Essenes -- Modern literature on the Essenes -- The Supreme Being and the doctrine and classification of the emanation, or Sephiroth -- The creation or the Kabbalistic cosmogony -- The creation of angels and men -- The destiny of man and the universe -- The Kabbalistic view of the Old Testament and its relation of Christianity -- The Book of Creation or Jetzira -- The Book Sohar -- The commentary on the Ten Sephiroth -- The school of Gerona -- The school of Segovia -- The quasi-philosophic school -- The school of Abulafia -- The Sohar school.

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