Zohar: The Book of Splendor: Basic Readings from the Kabbalah

This slim volume picks out some of the most spiritually uplifting passages from the Zohar. It is truly a gem. I read it after Daniel Matt’s similar selection, and found this one even more compelling.

The book is very short - only about 125 pages. Yet, it is written in very easy to understand English by a well known scholar on the subject - Gershom Scholem, and provides the reader with a nice introduction to some of the more prominent and interesting components of the Zohar. The introduction to the book sets the stage for the reader by providing sufficient background and explanation so that the reader, once immersed in the Zohar translation itself, has a framework to understand and evaluate the context. The excerpts from the Zohar will make the reader think, and provide a glimpse into some of the more esoteric Jewish rabbinical thought. A good intro on the subject.

This book is very good it is a condensation and explanation of the messages in the Zohar. It is very good for one starting into the subject.

Good Read

The spirit we are is a serious matter. We learn about to make a living, also we have to understand about death, our reality, in a way to make the person we are complete. This book is marvelous to help to understand Cabala, the spiritual side of Judaism.

It is a beautiful book

This text was just ok. Have been studying Kabbalah for a few years now...Wanted this text to bring some clarity to the Zohar....found this text too deep and complicated...

Fascinating reading. The introduction was a bit dry and difficult to get through, but once that was done it was a literal treat for the mind. I'm still reading it, and loving it. I heartily recommend this!

nice read wets the appetite for more

A wonderful sneak-peek into the Zohar. Scholem did a great job picking these passages from the extant Zohar texts, and the translation is also very well done. The interpretations and explanations of the Torah, though controversial to the believes and teachings of contemporary (13th century) Judaism, happen to make the old Testament vividly graspable in a way that is part mysticism and part philosophy. An exquisite read.

It's the Zohar. A magical, mystical book that nobody is able to decode without taking kabbalah classes. Personally, I find The Hermetica more approachable and understandable. But that's just my opinion.

This is a nice book the only problem is there is it came with a dent in it.

no problems