Sefer ha-Bahir

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Jewish mystical text
Kabbalistic work
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:The_Book_of_Brightness
gptkbp:attributedTo gptkb:Nechunya_ben_HaKanah
gptkbp:contains parables
allegories
mystical interpretations of the Torah
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Provence
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sefer ha-Bahir
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Zohar
gptkbp:language gptkb:Hebrew
gptkbp:publicationDate 12th century
gptkbp:referencedIn later Kabbalistic literature
gptkbp:significance One of the earliest Kabbalistic texts
gptkbp:structure Collection of short passages and teachings
gptkbp:subjectOf commentary
gptkbp:topic Orthodox Judaism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4