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Camila Hamel's avatar

Fascinating. I hope you will do an extension of this post with the story of the Jewish Kabbalists.

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Chen Malul's avatar

Thank you Camila. There is so much more to tell. I think I'd like to focus on Jewish mysticism for a while.

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Camila Hamel's avatar

Understood. Another time, perhaps. Thanks very much for all your work.

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Chen Malul's avatar

No no. No worries. Kaballah is a huge part of Jewish mysticism 😇

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Camila Hamel's avatar

I can read about the medieval period on my own :)

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Linda Clark-Borre's avatar

You are a marvelous guide through the mystery of literature such as this.

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Bradley Vee's avatar

The whole Metatron story is fascinating, Then. Tobias Churton goes into in his brand new The Books of Enoch Revealed.

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Chen Rafaeli's avatar

incredibly interesting -I believe I might have read some explanations, by different people's interpretations, but never this detailed one.

I also think Umberto Eco might have been inspired by it in his "Foucault's Pendulum" only as far as I remember he has three heroes there.

Thank you, Chen -always a pleasure to read

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Chen Malul's avatar

Thanks Chen. I could never read that book so I can't say for sure but I remember he takes a lot from the kaballah

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J. H. Chajes's avatar

Lovely post - and thoughtfully illustrated!! ;-)

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Chen Malul's avatar

And who better than you to appreciate :)

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