Chapter V. The Most Important Doctrines : * "The Cabala", by Bernhard Pick, [1913], p. 66 CHAPTER V. THE MOST IMPORTANT DOCTRINES OF THE CABALA. GOD AND CREATION.--After having become acquainted in previous chapters with the principal actors in the cabalistic drama we are now prepared to examine the tenets of the Cabala. Different...
Foreword : * "The Cabala", by Bernhard Pick, [1913], p. 2 p. 3 THE CABALA. FOREWORD.--Although the Cabala belongs to the past, it nevertheless demands our attention on account of the interest taken in it by men like Raymond Lully, the "Doctor Illuminatus" as he was styled (died 1315): John Picus di Mirandol...
Chapter Iv. The Cabala In The Post Zohar Period : * "The Cabala", by Bernhard Pick, [1913], p. 54 CHAPTER IV. THE CABALA IN THE POST-ZOHAR PERIOD. VISIONARY TEACHINGS.--The new text-book of religion which was introduced into Judaism by stealth, "placed the Kabbala, which a century before had been unknown, on the same level as the Bible...
Chapter Vi. The Cabala In Relation To Judaism : * "The Cabala", by Bernhard Pick, [1913], p. 95 CHAPTER VI. THE CABALA IN RELATION TO JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY. JUDAISM.--It must be acknowledged that the Cabala intended to oppose philosophy and to intensify religion. But by introducing heathenish ideas it grafted on Judaism a concepti...
Title Page : * "The Cabala", by Bernhard Pick, [1913], THE CABALA ITS INFLUENCE ON JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY BY BERNHARD PICK, PH.D. D.D. CHICAGO LONDON THE OPEN COURT PUBLISHING COMPANY [1913] NOTICE OF ATTRIBUTION Scanned , June 2006. Proofed and formatted by John Bruno Hare. This text is in the public dom...
Chapter I. Name And Origin Of The Cabala : * "The Cabala", by Bernhard Pick, [1913], p. 9 CHAPTER I. NAME AND ORIGIN OF THE CABALA. THE CABALA.--By Cabala we understand that system of religious philosophy, or more properly, of Jewish theosophy, which played so important a part in the theological and exegetical literature of both Jews...
Untitled : * This is a short monograph on the Kabbalah, written from a purely academic and somewhat critical point of view. The literature about the Kabbalah in the public domain in English is very limited. Most of the key texts and scholarly studies are in Hebrew, German, and other languages. So this...
Chapter Ii. The Development Of The Cabal : * "The Cabala", by Bernhard Pick, [1913], p. 16 CHAPTER II. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CABALA IN THE PRE-ZOHAR PERIOD. PRE-ZOHAR PERIOD.--The history of the Cabala comprises a period of nearly a thousand years. Its beginning may be traced back to the seventh century, whereas its last shoots belong...
Chapter Iii. The Zohar : * "The Cabala", by Bernhard Pick, [1913], p. 45 CHAPTER III. THE ZOHAR. THE BOOK OF SPLENDOR.--The titles of the Zohar vary. It is called "Midrash of Rabbi Simon ben Jocha," from its reputed author: "Midrash, Let there be Light," from the words in Gen. i. 4; more commonly "Sepher ha-Zohar","...
Bibliography : * "The Cabala", by Bernhard Pick, [1913], p. 110 BIBLIOGRAPHY. The following references are given for the sake of those who may be sufficiently interested in the subject to enter further into its details: Wolf, "Bibliotheca Hebraea", Vol. II, pp. 11911247, Hamburg, 1728. Frst, "Bibliothec...