Sefer HaTemunah
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Sefer HaTemunah is a foundational Kabbalistic work that explores the mystical significance of Hebrew letters, divine emanations, and the structure of creation.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hebrew religious book
ⓘ
Jewish mystical work ⓘ Kabbalistic text ⓘ |
| aimsToExplain |
hidden structure of creation
ⓘ
relationship between letters and divine emanations ⓘ |
| associatedWith | early Kabbalah ⓘ |
| attributionStatus | disputed authorship ⓘ |
| circulatedIn | Kabbalistic schools ⓘ |
| cosmologicalView |
creation as unfolding through Hebrew letters
ⓘ
worlds emerging through sefirotic processes ⓘ |
| discusses |
cosmic cycles
ⓘ
divine names ⓘ letters of the Hebrew alphabet ⓘ mystical shapes of letters ⓘ sefirot ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
divine emanations
ⓘ
mystical significance of Hebrew letters ⓘ structure of creation ⓘ |
| genre |
esoteric cosmology
ⓘ
mystical exegesis ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Sefer HaTemunah self-link ⓘ |
| influenced |
Kabbalah
ⓘ
surface form:
Lurianic Kabbalah
later Kabbalistic literature ⓘ |
| interprets |
Creation of the world
ⓘ
surface form:
Genesis creation narrative
Torah ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
cosmic sabbatical cycles (shemittot)
ⓘ
letters as building blocks of creation ⓘ multiple cycles of creation and destruction ⓘ mystical forms (temunah) of letters ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| originatesFrom |
Jewish mystical circles
ⓘ
Judea ⓘ
surface form:
Land of Israel
|
| regardedAs | foundational Kabbalistic work ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Bahir
ⓘ
Sefer Yetzirah ⓘ |
| religiousSubtradition | Kabbalah ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| statusInTradition | esoteric text ⓘ |
| subject |
Hebrew alphabet
ⓘ
cosmology ⓘ creation ⓘ divine emanation ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | medieval period ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo | Rabbi Nehunia ben HaKana ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
letter mysticism
ⓘ
numerological speculation ⓘ |