part ii, Leipzig, 1852, p. xiii, &c.

[88] Comp. Graetz, Geschichte der Juden, vol. vii, p. 221, &c. [89] This will be seen from the reduction of the respective names to their numerical value by the rule Gematria, viz.:— ‏ל‎ 30 + ‏א‎ 1 + ‏י‎ 10 + ‏ז‎ 7 + ‏ר‎ 200 = 248; ‏ו‎ 6 + ‏ה‎ 5 + ‏י‎ 10 + ‏ר‎ 200 + ‏כ‎ 20 + ‏ז‎ 7 = 248; and ‏ם‎ 40 + ‏ה‎ 5 + ‏ר‎ 200 + ‏ב‎ 2 + ‏א‎ 1 = 248. [90] This Epistle of Abulafia has been published by Jellinek in his Auswahl kabbalistischer Mystik, part i. p. 13, &c., Leipzig, 1853, who also gives the above analysis, which we have translated as literally as possible. [91] Comp. Jellinek, Beiträge zur Geschichte der Kabbala, part ii, p. 60, &c.; Steinschneider, Catalogus Libr. Hebr. in Bibliotheca Bodleiana, Col. 1461–1470. [92] Comp. Tennemann, Geschichte der Philosophie, vol. viii. p. 837. [93] Dicitur haec doctrina Kabbala quod idem est secundum Hebraeos ut receptio veritatis cujuslibet rei divinitus revelatae animae rationali.... Est igitur Kabbala habitus anima rationalis ex rectâ ratione divinarum rerum cognitivus; propter quod est de maximo etiam divino consequutive divina scientia vocari debet. Comp. De Auditu Kabbalistico, sive ad omnes scientias introductorium. Strasburg, 1651. [94] For the other works of Recanti, both published and unpublished, as well as for the exact date of his literary labours, we must refer to Steinschneider, Catalogus Libr. Hebr. in Bibliotheca Bodleiana, Col. 1733–1737; and to Fürst, Bibliotheca Judaica, vol. iii, pp. 135, 136. [95] The MS. of Ibn Wakkar’s Treatise is minutely described by Uri (No 384). It is written in a character resembling the later German Hebrew, is furnished with references to the passages in the Bible and verbal translations in Latin, and contains such clerical blunders as no Hebrew copyist would commit. The above analysis of it is taken from the article in Ersch und Gruber’s Allgemeine Encyklopädie, section ii, vol. xxxi, p. 100, &c., written by the erudite Steinschneider. For the other Kabbalistic works of Ibn Wakkar we must refer to the same elaborate article. [96] This ‏ברית מנוחה‎ has been published in Amsterdam, 1648. [97] The ‏ספר אמונות‎ consists of eleven parts, subdivided into chapters; and was published in Ferrara, 1557; the Homilies, entitled ‏דרשות על התורה‎ were first published in Venice, 1547, and then in Padua, 1567. [98] Botarel’s Commentary on the Book Jetzira was first published with the text of this book and other commentaries, Mantua, 1562; then Zolkiev, 1745; and in Grodno, 1806, 1820. [99] The ‏מנחת יהודה‎ which is a Commentary on the ‏מערכת האלהו‎ was published together with it in Ferrara, 1558. [100] The Commentary ‏צרור המור‎ was first published at Constantinople, 1514; then in Venice, 1523, 1546, 1566; and in Cracow 1595. Pellican has translated this Commentary into Latin, and the MS. of this version is in the Zurich Library. [101] Vidi in illis (testis est Deus) religionem non tam Mosaicam quam Christianam; ibi Trinitatis mysterium; ibi verbi Incarnatio, ibi Messiae divinitates; ibi de pecato originali, de illius per Christum expiatione, de cælesti Hierusalem, de casu dæmonum, de ordinibus Angelorum, de Purgatoriis, de Inferorum poenis; Eadem legi, quae apud Paulum et Dionysium, apud Hieronymum et Augustinum quotidie legimus. Comp. Index a Jacobo Gaffarello, published by Wolf, Bibliotheca Hebraea, vol. i, p. 9 at the end of the volume. [102] Nulla est scientia, quae nos magis certificet de divinitate Christi, quam magia et Cabbala, vide Apologia, p. 42, opp. vol. 1. Basil, 1601. [103] Hic libri (Cabbalistorum) Sixtus IV, Pontifex maximus, qui hunc, sub quo vivimus feliciter, Innocentium VIII, proxime antecessit, maxima cura studioque curavit, ut in publicam fidei nostrae utilitarem, Latinis literis mandarentur, jamque cum ille decessit, tres ex illis pervenerant ad Latinos. Vide Gaffarelli in Wolf, Bibliotheca Hebraea, appendix to vol. i, p. 9. [104] “Is (Jekiel Loanz) me, supra quam dici queat, fideliter literos Hebraicos primus edocuit.” Comp. Rudim. Hebr. p. 3. [105] Comp. Franck, Die Kabbalah oder die Religion Philosophie der Hebräer übersetzt von Jellinek. Leipzig, 1844, p. 8, &c. [106] Comp. The Life and Times of John Reuchlin, by Francis Besham, p. 102, &c. [107] Vide Life of John Reuchlin, p, 108. [108] The ‏בחינת הדת‎ was first published in a collection of diverse Treatises, in Basle, 1629–31; and then in Vienna, 1833, with an elaborate philosophical commentary by T. S. Reggio. The arguments against the Sohar are in this edition, p. 43. [109] For the other works of Cordovero, both published and unpublished, we must refer to Fürst, Bibliotheca Judaica, vol. i, p. 187, &c.; and Steinschneider, Catalogus Libr. Hebr. in Bibliotheca Bodleiana, col. 1793, &c. [110] Pardes Rimmonim = The Garden of Pomegranates, 65 a. [111] For a description of the component parts of the ‏ספר עץ החיים‎ as well as for an account of the sundry editions of the several parts, published at different times, we must refer to Fürst, Bibliotheca Judaica, vol. iii, pp. 479–481. [112] An analysis of the Sohar, as well as a description of the different editions of it, are given in the second part of this Essay, p. 160, &c. [113] Comp. his Resp., ed. Vienna, 1860, p. 24, &c., ‏פסק נגד הרבנים אשר בקשו לעכב הדפסת הזוהר מטעם גזרות המלכות על שריפה התלמוד‎; and again, ibid. p. 26, ‏עוד יש מהם שהוסיפו סרה ואמרו כי העיון בזוהר יביא למינות ולפיכך טעון גניזה או שריפה לבער הקדש.‎ [114] This Treatise is published in the collection entitled ‏טעם זקנים‎ by Eliezar Ashkanazi, Frankfort-on-the-Maine, 1854. [115] The ‏ארי נוהם‎ was published by Dr. Julius Fürst, Leipzig, 1840. Leo de Modena’s relation to the Kabbalah, the Talmud and Christianity is shown in an elaborate Introduction by Geiger in the ‏מאמר מגן וצנה‎ Berlin, 1856. See also the article Leo de Modena, in Alexander’s edition of Kitto’s Cyclopædia of Biblical Literature, vol. ii, p. 811. [116] This Epistle, together with a German translation and learned notes, has been published by Geiger in his collection of sundry treatises, entitled Melo Chofnajim. Berlin, 1840. [117] Comp. Disputatio Cabalistica R. Israel filii Mosis de animâ, &c., adjectis commentariis ex Zohar. Paris, 1635. [118] Kircher’s Treatise on the Kabbalah is contained in his stupendous work, entitled Œdipus Ægyptiacus, vol. ii, pp. 209–360. Rome, 1635. [119] Comp. Jost, Geschichte des Judenthums und seiner Secten, vol. iii, p. 153, &c. Leipzig, 1859. [120] Confusam et obscuram opus, in quo necessaria cum non necessariis, utilia cum inutilibus, confusa sunt, et in unam velut chaos conjecta. Introductio in Historiam Philosophiae Hebraeorum. Halle, 1702. Buddeus gives in this Introduction (p. 232, &c.), a detailed description of the Kabbala Denudata. [121] The ‏מטפחת הספרים‎ of Jabez was published at Altona, 1763. A thorough critique of it is given by Graetz, Geschichte der Juden, vol. vii, p. 494, &c. [122] Comp. A Dissertation concerning the Antiquity of the Hebrew Language, Letters, Vowel-points and Accents. By John Gill, D.D. London, 1767. [123] Modern Judaism, by John Allen, p. 67–96, 2nd edition. London, 1830. [124] Franck’s La Kabbale has been translated into German, with notes and corrections by the learned and indefatigable Adolph Jellinek; Die Kabbala oder die Religions-Philosophie der Hebräer. Leipzig, 1844. [125] The Literary Remains of Landauer, comprising his researches on the Kabbalah, have been published in the Literaturblatt des Orients, vol. vi, p. 178, &c. [126] Die Religions-philosophie des Sohar, Von D. H. Joel. Leipzig, 1849, p. 72, &c. [127] Moses Ben Schem-Tob de Leon und sein Verhältniss zum Sohar, Von Adolph Jellinek. Leipzig, 1851. [128] Beiträge zur Geschichte der Kabbala, Von Adolph Jellinek, first and second parts. Leipzig, 1852. [129] Auswahl Kabbalistischer Mystik, part 1. Leipzig, 1853. [130] Jerusalem and Tiberias; Sora and Cordova, by J. W. Etheridge, M.A., Doctor in Philosophy. London, 1856, p. 314. [131] Die Gottesdienstlichen Vorträge der Juden. Berlin, 1831, p. 405. [132] Melo Chafnajim. Berlin, 1840. Introduction, p. xvii. [133] Die Religiöse Poesie der Juden in Spanien. Berlin, 1845, p. 327. [134] Moses Ben Schem Tob de Leon. Leipzig, 1851. [135] Jewish Literature, from the German of M. Steinschneider. London, 1857, pp. 104–122; 240–309. [136] Versuch einer umständlichen Analyse des Sohar, von Schuldirektor Ignatz Stern, in Ben Chananja, Monatschrift für jüdische Theologie, vol. iv. Szegedin, 1858–1861. [137] Geschichte des Judenthums und seiner Secten, Von Dr. J. M. Jost, vol. iii, p. 66–81. Leipzig, 1859. [138] Geschichte der Juden, Von Dr. H. Graetz, vol. vii, pp. 73–87; 442–459; 487–507. Leipzig, 1863. [139] Comp. Ben Chananja, Monatschrift für jüdische Theologie, vol. vi, pp. 725–733; 741–747; 785–791; 805–809; 821–828; 933–942. Szegedin, 1863. [140] Introductio ad Hist. Philosoph. Ebraeorum. Halle, 1702. [141] Histoire des Juifs, English translation, pp. 184–256. London, 1708. [142] De Cabbala Judeorum, in his Bibliotheca Hebraea, vol. ii, pp. 1191–1247. Hamburg, 1728. [143] Philosophie der Geschichte oder über die Tradition, vol. iii. Münster, 1839. [144] Mélanges de Philosophie Juive et Arabe, p. 275, &c. Paris, 1859.