studies in aggadah and midrash in the Zohar Yiśreʼeli, ʻOded creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. gw 2016 2016 monographic eng heb 1 online resource. Preface ; Table of Contents ; Chapter One: The Zohar as Midrash ; Why midrash? ; The Zohar's homiletic methodology ; Chapter 2: The Zoharic Homilies: General Outlines ; Chapter 3: From the Rabbinic to Zoharic Aggada: Preservation, Reworking, and Alteration. Chapter 4: "The Light Hidden for the Righteous": For Whom is it Reserved? "The light reserved for the righteous": The early traditions ; The "hidden light" and the "light of thought" ; The "world to come" and the "future" ; The "hidden light" in the Zohar. The "hidden-present": In the wake of the Zohar Conclusion ; Chapter 5: Adam's Sin: Its Meaning and Essence ; The meaning of Adam's sin: Polemical residues in nascent kabbalistic thought ; "He entered in tranquility and departed in terror": Original sin in the writings of R. Moses de Léon. "Many accounts": Original sin in the Zohar Exegetical tendencies and the exegete ; Conclusion ; Chapter 6: Enoch and Elijah: From Angel to Man, Man to Angel ; The ancient traditions about Enoch and Elijah ; Enoch and Elijah's ascents in medieval philosophy. Elijah's ascent: Nahmanides' view Enoch's and Elijah's ascents in the zoharic circle and later works ; Conclusion ; Chapter 7: "He failed": The Story of Abraham's Origins ; The zoharic homily: The exegetical context ; The story of Abraham's origins in medieval Jewish literature. Oded Yisraeli ; translated by Liat Keren. Includes bibliographical references and index. History and criticism Cabala Aggada History and criticism RELIGION Judaism General Aggada Cabala Midrash BM525.A59 296.1/62 Yiśreʼeli, ʻOded. Berlin : De Gruyter ; [Jerusalem] : Magnes, [2016] (DLC) 2016031235 9783110432565 3110432560 2016031845 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1289686 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1289686 DLC 160708 20200709060501.0 ocn953387333 eng