Maaseh Bereshit (Work of Creation)
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Maaseh Bereshit (Work of Creation) is a foundational strand of early Jewish esoteric teaching that explores the mystical dimensions of the universe’s creation as described in the opening chapters of Genesis.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maaseh Bereshit (Work of Creation) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1032575 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maaseh Bereshit (Work of Creation) Context triple: [Merkavah mysticism, relatedConcept, Maaseh Bereshit (Work of Creation)]
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A.
Sefer HaBahir
Sefer HaBahir is an early, foundational work of Jewish mysticism that introduces many of the core symbolic concepts and themes later developed in Kabbalah.
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B.
Arba Olamot
Arba Olamot is the Kabbalistic concept of the “Four Worlds,” a hierarchical structure of spiritual realms that describe stages of divine emanation and creation.
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C.
Preface to Genesis
Preface to Genesis is a prose introduction by the Anglo-Saxon abbot and writer Ælfric of Eynsham, offering theological and explanatory commentary on the biblical Book of Genesis for an early medieval English audience.
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D.
Anno Mundi
Anno Mundi is a year-numbering system that dates events from the traditional Jewish calculation of the world's creation in the Hebrew calendar.
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E.
Sefer Etz Chaim
Sefer Etz Chaim is a foundational Kabbalistic work, attributed to Rabbi Chaim Vital based on the teachings of the Arizal, that systematically presents the doctrines of Lurianic Kabbalah.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maaseh Bereshit (Work of Creation) Target entity description: Maaseh Bereshit (Work of Creation) is a foundational strand of early Jewish esoteric teaching that explores the mystical dimensions of the universe’s creation as described in the opening chapters of Genesis.
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A.
Sefer HaBahir
Sefer HaBahir is an early, foundational work of Jewish mysticism that introduces many of the core symbolic concepts and themes later developed in Kabbalah.
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B.
Arba Olamot
Arba Olamot is the Kabbalistic concept of the “Four Worlds,” a hierarchical structure of spiritual realms that describe stages of divine emanation and creation.
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C.
Preface to Genesis
Preface to Genesis is a prose introduction by the Anglo-Saxon abbot and writer Ælfric of Eynsham, offering theological and explanatory commentary on the biblical Book of Genesis for an early medieval English audience.
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D.
Anno Mundi
Anno Mundi is a year-numbering system that dates events from the traditional Jewish calculation of the world's creation in the Hebrew calendar.
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E.
Sefer Etz Chaim
Sefer Etz Chaim is a foundational Kabbalistic work, attributed to Rabbi Chaim Vital based on the teachings of the Arizal, that systematically presents the doctrines of Lurianic Kabbalah.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish esoteric teaching
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mystical doctrine ⓘ topic in early Jewish mysticism ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
contemplation of God’s creative power
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understanding divine order of the cosmos ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
early Jewish mysticism
ⓘ
early rabbinic literature ⓘ |
| category |
Jewish cosmology
ⓘ
Kabbalah ⓘ
surface form:
Jewish mysticism
esoteric exegesis of Scripture ⓘ |
| concerns |
divine activity in bringing the world into being
ⓘ
mystical dimensions of creation ⓘ |
| connectedTo | philosophical discussions of nature in medieval Jewish thought ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Merkavah mysticism
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surface form:
Maaseh Merkavah (Work of the Chariot)
|
| describedIn |
Mishnah
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surface form:
Mishnah Chagigah 2:1
|
| discussedBy | Talmudic sages ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
cosmology
ⓘ
creation of the universe ⓘ opening chapters of Genesis ⓘ structure of the heavens and earth ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
metaphysical speculation about beginnings
ⓘ
symbolic reading of creation narrative ⓘ |
| influenced | later Kabbalistic thought ⓘ |
| influencedBy | biblical cosmological imagery ⓘ |
| involves | interpretation of biblical creation verses ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Hebrew ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | Work of Creation ⓘ |
| pairedWith |
Merkavah mysticism
ⓘ
surface form:
Maaseh Merkavah
|
| regardedAs | advanced level of Torah study ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
creation ex nihilo
ⓘ
divine wisdom in creation ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| sourceSection | Genesis chapters 1–3 ⓘ |
| sourceText | Book of Genesis ⓘ |
| statusInHalakhah | subject not to be expounded publicly ⓘ |
| studiedWithin | rabbinic academies ⓘ |
| teachingRestrictedTo | select disciples ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfOrigin | Second Temple and early rabbinic era (approximate) ⓘ |
| transmittedAs | oral teaching ⓘ |
| treatedAs |
esoteric subject
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mystical interpretation of Genesis creation narrative ⓘ |
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