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"Paulist Press deserves credit for adding this new dimension to interfaith dialogue." The Jewish Spectator Zohar: The Book of Enlightenment edited and translated, with an introduction by Daniel Chanan Matt, preface by Arthur Green So this story of Torah is the garment of Torah. Whoever thinks that the garment is the real Torah and not something else―may his spirit deflate! Zohar (c. 1280-1286) Zohar―"the book of Splendor, Radiance, Enlightenment"―has fascinated readers from its first appearance in thirteenth-century Spain until today. It is the major text of Kabbalah, the Jewish mystical tradition. To assure the acceptance of his work within the Jewish community, a Spanish scholar named Moses de Leon claimed that Zohar was an ancient work of the school of the famous Rabbi Shim'on son of Yohai. It was not until our own century that critical scholarship demonstrated that the book's author was Moses de Leon himself. His mosaic of Scripture, Midrash, medieval homily, fiction, and fantasy presents what Professor Daniel Matt describes as "a challenge to the normal workings of consciousness [that] dares one to examine one's assumptions about tradition, God, and self." "A 13th Century Cabbalistic Text; First Appearing In Spain, Its Author Claimed That It Was The Work Of An Ancient Writer, From The School Of Rabbi Shim'on Of Yohai. Current Scholarship Suggests That Zohar May Actually Be The Work Of A 13th Century Spanish Scholar, Moses De León. Introduction -- The Ten Sefirot -- Zohar On Genesis -- Zohar On Exodus -- Zohar On Leviticus, Numbers, And Deuteronomy. Translation And Introduction By Daniel Chanan Matt ; Preface By Arthur Green. A Duplicate Copy Of This Title Was Part Of The Julio Mario Santo Domingo Collection, But Was Not Retained.  Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 307-310 "Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master"  — Pravin Lal