Kenny
Are there any resources on Christian Cabbalah--general introductions would be preferred at the moment.
Thanks,
Kenny
Thanks,
Kenny
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Christian Cabbalah
jmd
It struck me tonight that a perhaps unexplored Christian text that reflects very much a section of the Zohar is St. Teresa of Avila's The Interior Castle.
Not only did she come from a wealthy Spanish Jewish family, but was around following the time of the compilation of the Zohar by Moses de Leon, and, more significantly, the 'Mansions' struck me very much reflecting a path of development from the tenth to the fourth Sefirot, as more or less described in the Zohar itself
Not only did she come from a wealthy Spanish Jewish family, but was around following the time of the compilation of the Zohar by Moses de Leon, and, more significantly, the 'Mansions' struck me very much reflecting a path of development from the tenth to the fourth Sefirot, as more or less described in the Zohar itself
kwaw
jmd said:It struck me tonight that a perhaps unexplored Christian text that reflects very much a section of the Zohar is St. Teresa of Avila's The Interior Castle.
You might find the Ph.D dissertiation MYSTICAL SYMBOLISM IN TERESA OF AVILA AND CLASSICAL KABBALAH by SJ Burgeson of interest.
A great resource for texts in English are Don Karr's bibliographic surveys:
Study in Christian Cabbalah in English:
http://www.digital-brilliance.com/kab/karr/ccinea.pdf
Study in Christain Cabbalah in English Addenda:
http://www.digital-brilliance.com/kab/karr/ccineb.pdf
Links to others are available here:
http://www.digital-brilliance.com/kab/karr/index.htm
Kwaw
Kenny
Thanks guys for the information!
Looking at the addenda I discovered a book Christian Kabbalah by Ernst Benz from http://www.grailbooks.org
PS they have a sale on at the moment (http://www.grailbooks.org/sale.html) and the above book is about $10.99 if you're interested.
Looking at the addenda I discovered a book Christian Kabbalah by Ernst Benz from http://www.grailbooks.org
PS they have a sale on at the moment (http://www.grailbooks.org/sale.html) and the above book is about $10.99 if you're interested.
MikeTheAltarboy
One thing about Teresa of Avila- Take your heartburn medicine first. About the 3rd time she prefaced something with "Now, I'm only a stupid women, and of course the priests know better..." I about threw it across the room. Sadly, she was doing what she had to. :-(
