Observations on Judaic Mysticism
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The Tanakh (/tɑːˈnɑːx/;[1] Hebrew: תַּנַ"ךְ, pronounced [taˈnaχ] or [təˈnax]; also Tenakh, Tenak, Tanach) or Mikra or Hebrew Bible is the canonical collection of Jewish texts, which is also a textual source for the Christian Old Testament. These texts are composed mainly in Biblical Hebrew, with some passages in Biblical Aramaic (in the books of Daniel, Ezra and a few others). The traditional Hebrew text is known as the Masoretic Text.Tanakh is an acronym of the first Hebrew letter of each of the Masoretic Text's three traditional subdivisions: Torah ("Teaching", also known as the Five Books of Moses), Nevi'im ("Prophets") and Ketuvim ("Writings")—hence TaNaKh. The name "Mikra" (מקרא), meaning "that which is read", is another Hebrew word for the Tanakh. The books of the Tanakh were passed on by each generation, and according to rabbinic tradition were accompanied by an oral tradition, called the Oral Torah."
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Often ignored by modern scholars of mysticism, I find it to be a great interest. For example, as I have observed elsewhere, the translation of Shemot - Exodus - Chapter 3:14 given by the Judaic website Chabad.org puts the statement given to the prophet Moses from the burning bush in future tense - giving a whole new slant on the nature of the Divine.Exodus 3:14
Blog entries on these subjects can be found under the tab "Tanach"
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