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== History of the word ==
== History of the word ==
[[File:Nahmanides painting.jpg|thumb|[[w:Nachmanides|Nachmanides]] ({{He|מֹשֶׁה בֶּן־נָחְמָן}} ''Mōšeh ben-Nāḥmān'', 1194–1270), modern artistic depiction
[[File:Nahmanides painting.jpg|thumb|[[w:Nachmanides|Nachmanides]] ({{He|מֹשֶׁה בֶּן־נָחְמָן}} ''Mōšeh ben-Nāḥmān'', 1194–1270), modern artistic depiction in [[w:Acre, Israel|Acre]]]]
in [[w:Acre, Israel|Acre]]]]
The term ''Kabbalah'' ({{HeS|קבלה}}) goes back to the Hebrew root q-b-l ({{He|קבל}}) and means something "to receive" and derived from it "transmission, taking over and passing on". The bearers of this transmission are called ''Baʕaleh Haqabalā'' {{He|בעלה הקבלה}} or ''Məqūballīm'' {{He|מקובלים}}, the latter form resonating the meaning of "received from God" because of the passive voice. Originally, the word Kabbalah could refer to any tradition in general, but especially to the revelation of the Torah to [[Moses]] at [[w:Sinai|Sinai]]. Thus the "Sayings of the Fathers" from the [[w:Mishnah|Mishnah]] begin, "Moses received (q-b-l) the Torah at Sinai and delivered it ..." Older kabbalists bore non-specific and flowery names such as ''Knower of the Beauty of Grace'' ({{He|יודעי חן}} ''yōdəʕēy ḥēn'') or simply ''Knower'' ({{He|יודעים}} ''yōdəʕīm''), a designation that goes back to Nachmanides, reasoners ({{He|משכלים}} ''miśkālīm'') and ''wise of heart'' ({{He|חכמי הלב}} ''ḥāchmēy halēv'') and the object itself was ({{He|חכמה ניסתרה}} ''ḥåchmā nīstarā'') the ''hidden wisdom''. In the main body of the [[Zohar]], the word "Kabbalah" is not used, but appears in later parts such as ''Ra'aya Meheimna'' and the [[Sefer ha-Tiqunim]]. Since the beginning of the 14th century, the term Kabbalah has almost completely replaced all synonyms.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Encyclopedia Judaica|Encyclopedia Judaica]], Art. ''Kabbalah'', Vol. 10, p. 495.</ref>  
The term ''Kabbalah'' ({{HeS|קבלה}}) goes back to the Hebrew root q-b-l ({{He|קבל}}) and means something "to receive" and derived from it "transmission, taking over and passing on". The bearers of this transmission are called ''Baʕaleh Haqabalā'' {{He|בעלה הקבלה}} or ''Məqūballīm'' {{He|מקובלים}}, the latter form resonating the meaning of "received from God" because of the passive voice. Originally, the word Kabbalah could refer to any tradition in general, but especially to the revelation of the Torah to [[Moses]] at [[w:Sinai|Sinai]]. Thus the "Sayings of the Fathers" from the [[w:Mishnah|Mishnah]] begin, "Moses received (q-b-l) the Torah at Sinai and delivered it ..." Older kabbalists bore non-specific and flowery names such as ''Knower of the Beauty of Grace'' ({{יודעי חן}} ''yōdəʕēy ḥēn'') or simply ''Knower'' ({{יודעים}} ''yōdəʕīm''), a designation that goes back to Nachmanides, reasoners ({{He|משכלים}} ''miśkālīm'') and ''wise of heart'' ({{He|חכמי הלב}} ''ḥāchmēy halēv'') and the object itself was ({{He|חכמה ניסתרה}} ''ḥåchmā nīstarā'') the ''hidden wisdom''. In the main body of the [[Zohar]], the word "Kabbalah" is not used, but appears in later parts such as ''Ra'aya Meheimna'' and the [[Sefer ha-Tiqunim]]. Since the beginning of the 14th century, the term Kabbalah has almost completely replaced all synonyms.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Encyclopedia Judaica|Encyclopedia Judaica]], Art. ''Kabbalah'', Vol. 10, p. 495.</ref>  


== Literature ==
== Literature ==

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Kabbalah (Hebrew: קבלה) "reception, adoption, transmission, transmission") is the mystical tradition in Judaism. The original roots of Kabbalah are found in the Torah, the Holy Scripture of Judaism. In centuries of oral transmission, various other influences were also incorporated, including Gnostic, Neoplatonic and Christian elements. Since Pico della Mirandola, it has also been continued in non-Jewish circles, especially in the form of the Christian Kabbalah.

History of the word

Nachmanides (מֹשֶׁה בֶּן־נָחְמָן Mōšeh ben-Nāḥmān, 1194–1270), modern artistic depiction in Acre

The term Kabbalah (Hebrew: קבלה) goes back to the Hebrew root q-b-l (קבל) and means something "to receive" and derived from it "transmission, taking over and passing on". The bearers of this transmission are called Baʕaleh Haqabalā בעלה הקבלה or Məqūballīm מקובלים, the latter form resonating the meaning of "received from God" because of the passive voice. Originally, the word Kabbalah could refer to any tradition in general, but especially to the revelation of the Torah to Moses at Sinai. Thus the "Sayings of the Fathers" from the Mishnah begin, "Moses received (q-b-l) the Torah at Sinai and delivered it ..." Older kabbalists bore non-specific and flowery names such as Knower of the Beauty of Grace (יודעי חן yōdəʕēy ḥēn) or simply Knower (יודעים yōdəʕīm), a designation that goes back to Nachmanides, reasoners (משכלים miśkālīm) and wise of heart (חכמי הלב ḥāchmēy halēv) and the object itself was (חכמה ניסתרה ḥåchmā nīstarā) the hidden wisdom. In the main body of the Zohar, the word "Kabbalah" is not used, but appears in later parts such as Ra'aya Meheimna and the Sefer ha-Tiqunim. Since the beginning of the 14th century, the term Kabbalah has almost completely replaced all synonyms.[1]

Literature
References to the work of Rudolf Steiner follow Rudolf Steiner's Collected Works (CW or GA), Rudolf Steiner Verlag, Dornach/Switzerland, unless otherwise stated.
Email: verlag@steinerverlag.com URL: www.steinerverlag.com.
Index to the Complete Works of Rudolf Steiner - Aelzina Books
A complete list by Volume Number and a full list of known English translations you may also find at Rudolf Steiner's Collected Works
Rudolf Steiner Archive - The largest online collection of Rudolf Steiner's books, lectures and articles in English.
Rudolf Steiner Audio - Recorded and Read by Dale Brunsvold
steinerbooks.org - Anthroposophic Press Inc. (USA)
Rudolf Steiner Handbook - Christian Karl's proven standard work for orientation in Rudolf Steiner's Collected Works for free download as PDF.

References

  1. ↑ Encyclopedia Judaica, Art. Kabbalah, Vol. 10, p. 495.
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