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Tables of Contents for A Guide to the Zohar
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Diagram of the Ten Sefirot
ix
Preface
xi
PART I INTRODUCTION
1 Prologue
3
6
2 The Kabbalistic Tradition: A Brief History Until the Zohar
9
19
3 Teachings of the Kabbalists:The Ten Sefirot
28
35
PART II WHAT IS THE ZOHAR?
4 The Zohar: Midrash on the Torah
63
8
5 The Zohar Narrative
71
6
6 Mysticism of the Zohar
77
9
7 The Zohar in Historical Context
86
15
PART III SELECTED THEMES WITHIN THE ZOHAR
8 Creation and Origins
101
8
9 Between Worlds
109
7
10 Evil and the Demonic
116
6
11 Torah and Revelation
122
4
12 The Commandments
126
8
13 Avodah: The Life of Worship
134
11
14 The Tsaddiq and the Life of Piety
145
6
15 The Jewish People, Exile, and Messiah
151
8
PART IV THE ZOHAR AS TEXT
16 Special Sections of the Zohar
159
3
17 The Question of Authorship
162
7
18 The Language of the Zohar
169
5
19 Editing and Printing of the Zohar
174
4
20 Influence and Canonization of the Zohar
178
11
Bibliography
189