Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-179).
Grief, Triumph, Expulsion -- The Book of Adam: Two Accounts -- The House of the World -- Death Postponed -- The Bridegroom's Silence -- A Retelling of Jonah -- A Tale of Sin and Repentance -- A Child's Tears and His Father's Resurrection -- About the Papercut Art: The Ten Sefirot.
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In addition to his clear and comprehensive introduction to the Zohar, Wineman has provided a glossary, notes, and a bibliography, making the book accessible to the widest possible readership. The beauty of the words and the art in Mystic Tales from the Zohar make it a lovely gift book.
Mystic Tales from the Zohar translates eight of the most interesting and well-developed narratives found in the Zohar, together with notes and detailed commentary. Wineman's commentary combines a keen literary sensitivity with a deep knowledge of Jewish mysticism and of the milieu in which these stories were created. It traces the zoharic author's transformation of earlier motifs and defines the qualities of the underlying mindset that expresses itself in these stories.