Sefer Yetzirah
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Sefer Yetzirah is an early foundational work of Jewish mysticism that explores creation through the Hebrew letters and the ten sefirot.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hebrew religious text
→
Jewish mystical text → Kabbalistic work → |
| associatedWith | Early Merkavah mysticism → |
| attributedTo |
Abraham
→
Rabbi Akiva → |
| canonicalStatus | Non-canonical but influential in Judaism → |
| commentedOnBy |
Abraham Abulafia
→
Judah ben Barzillai of Barcelona → Moshe Cordovero → Nachmanides (Ramban) →
surface form:
Ramban (Nachmanides)
Saadia Gaon → Vilna Gaon → |
| conceptualFramework | Letters, numbers, and sefirot GENERATED → |
| dateOfComposition | between 3rd and 6th centuries CE (approximate) → |
| describes |
Creation through Hebrew letters
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Relationship between letters, numbers, and creation → Structure of the cosmos → Ten sefirot as creative forces → |
| discusses |
Seven double letters
→
Ten sefirot belimah → Three mother letters → Twelve simple letters → |
| genre |
Esoteric treatise
→
Mystical cosmology → |
| hasPart |
Chapters
→
Mishnah →
surface form:
Mishnayot
|
| hasVersion |
Gra version
→
Long version → Ravad version → Saadia Gaon →
surface form:
Saadia Gaon recension
Short version → |
| influenced |
Hasidic thought
→
Jewish magical traditions → Kabbalah → Medieval Jewish mysticism → |
| language | Hebrew → |
| mainTopic |
Cosmology
→
Creation → Hebrew alphabet → Mysticism → Sefirot →
surface form:
Ten sefirot
|
| numberOfLettersDiscussed | 22 GENERATED → |
| religiousTradition | Judaism → |
| timePeriod | Late antiquity → |
| usedIn |
Jewish esoteric study
→
Kabbalistic meditation traditions → |
Referenced by (3)
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