Sefer Jetzira

GPTKB entity

Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Jewish mystical text
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Book_of_Creation
gptkb:Sefer_Yetzirah
gptkbp:category gptkb:Christian_literature
gptkb:spirituality
Orthodox Judaism
Jewish texts
Esotericism
gptkbp:contains discussion of the planets
discussion of the zodiac
description of the ten Sefirot
discussion of the elements: air, water, fire
doctrine of creation through letters and numbers
description of the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet
gptkbp:date 2nd to 6th century CE
gptkbp:genre Kabbalistic literature
gptkbp:hasCommentaryBy gptkb:Shabbethai_Donnolo
gptkb:Ramban
gptkb:Saadia_Gaon
gptkb:Abraham_Abulafia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sefer Jetzira
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:philosophy
gptkb:spirituality
gptkb:Hermeticism
gptkb:Christian_Kabbalah
Orthodox Judaism
gptkbp:language gptkb:Hebrew
gptkbp:mentions gptkb:Hebrew_alphabet
gptkb:Sefirot
32 paths of wisdom
gptkbp:significance earliest extant book on Jewish esotericism
gptkbp:structure 6 chapters
gptkbp:studiedIn Jewish philosophical tradition
Kabbalistic circles
gptkbp:subject gptkb:cosmology
Orthodox Judaism
creation
gptkbp:tradition attributed to Abraham
attributed to Rabbi Akiva
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Die_jüdische_Mystik
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8