What is the Zohar?
What kind of literature is the Zohar?
Hint: It starts with K
Kabbalistic
What does Kabbalah mean?
"To receive"
Yes
Is the Zohar the primary text of Kabbalah?
Yes
Is the Zohar the final work of Kabbalah?
No
Name one of the three types of Jewish Mysticism
Ecstatic, Contemplative, or Esoteric.
When Esoteric mysticism was being developed, what "age" was Spain in.
The Golden Age
What does the word "Zohar" mean?
Splendor or Radiance
According to traditional Jewish belief, where did God reveal the Zohar to Moses?
Mount Sinai
What is the foundational text for Kabbalah?
The Zohar
In Jewish mysticism, what does "gnostic" mean?
Anything from the early-Christian era
Which iconic phrase in the Torah did the Zohar parse?
"Bereshit" or "In the Beginning"
What does the word "Zohar" mean in the bible?
Splendor or Radiance
During which century did the concept of Jewish Mysticism originate?
1st Century C.E.
12th Centure C.E.
In which century was the Zohar revealed?
What country was the Zohar written in?
Spain
How does Contemplative mysticism attempt to connect to higher powers?
Through more passive or spiritual means such as meditation.
Other than Spain, in which country did Esoteric mysticism originate?
France
What does "sefirot" mean?
Attributes of God