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The Zohar: Pritzker EditionVolumes 1-12TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY

BY DANIEL C. MATT, NATHAN WOLSKI & JOEL HECKER

With the publication in Spring 2017 of the final volume in this 20-year project to translate The Zohar, Stanford University Press ispleased to offer a discounted set of all 12 volumes of The Zohar:Pritzker Edition.

978-1-5036-0531-2 HB 7,792ppPriced at £580 pounds this represents a saving of £73 pounds

The Zohar: Pritzker EditionThis is the first translation ever made from the critical Aramaic text Sefer ha-Zohar, established by ProfessorDaniel C. Matt and based on a wide range of original manuscripts. This masterpiece of Kabbalah exceeds thedimensions of a normal book; it is virtually a body of literature, comprising over twenty discrete sections. It isnow presented in its entirety.

Volume OneTRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY BY DANIEL C. MATTBegins commentary on Genesis and introduces Rabbi Shim’on and his com-panions, who wander through the hills of Galilee, discovering and sharingsecrets of Torah. 9780804747479 HB 584pp £50.00

Volume TwoTRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY BY DANIEL C. MATTContinues commentary on Genesis and tells of dramatic mysti- cal sessionsbetween Rabbi Shim’on and his companions.9780804748681 HB 472pp £50.00

Volume ThreeTRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY BY DANIEL C. MATTConcludes commentary on Genesis with spiritual explorations of numerousbiblical narratives, including Jacob’s wrestling with the angel and the storyof Joseph.9780804752107 HB 600pp £50.00

Volume FourTRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY BY DANIEL C. MATTCovers the first half of Exodus with mystical explorations of Pharaoh’s en-slavement of the Israelites, the birth of Moses, the deliverance from Egypt,the crossing of the Red Sea, and the Revelation at Mount Sinai.9780804757126 HB 592pp £50.00

Volume FiveTRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY BY DANIEL C. MATTIncludes commentary on the biblical description of the mishkan—theDwelling (or Tabernacle) in the desert—symbolizing Shekhinah, the femininepresence of God who “dwells” on earth.9780804762199 HB 656pp £50.00

Volume SixTRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY BY DANIEL C. MATTCompletes commentary on Exodus with the dramatic episode of the GoldenCalf receiving special treatment.9780804776639 HB 472pp £50.00

Volume SevenTRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY BY DANIEL C. MATTConsists of commentary on more than half of Leviticus. Here ancient lawsand procedures are spiritualized, transformed into symbols of God’s innerlife.9780804783057 HB 608pp £50.00

Volume EightTRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY BY DANIEL C. MATTIncludes commentary on the end of Leviticus and the beginning of Num-bers. Most remarkable is Idra Rabba—a dramatic narrative in which RabbiShim’on and his companions gather to explore the deepest secrets of God’snature.9780804787260 HB 608pp £50.00

Volume NineTRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY BY DANIEL C. MATTCompletes the running commentary on the Torah with the end of Numbersand the Book of Deuteronomy. Near the very end comes the remarkable sec-tion known as Idra Zuta, the last gath- ering of Rabbi Shim’on and the com-panions before his death.9780804794404 HB 944pp £66.00

Volume TenTRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY BY NATHAN WOLSKIPresents Midrash ha-Ne’lam on the Torah, the earliest texts of the Zoharic cor-pus and first fruits of the Zoharic world, including extended allegorical inter-pretation of the patriarchal narratives.9780804788045 HB 656pp £62.00

Volume ElevenTRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY BY JOEL HECKERIncludes Midrash ha-Ne’lam on Song of Songs, Ruth, and Lamentations,comprising a collection of different genres within the Zoharic library.9780804784504 HB 800pp £62.00

Volume TwelveEDITED BY DANIEL C. MATT

TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY BY NATHAN WOLSKI

& JOEL HECKERPresents an assortment of discrete Zoharic compositions — a suitable end tothe Zohar whose parameters and composition will remain ever mysterious.9780804797740 HB 800pp £62.00