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Title: Meditation and the Bible by Areyh Kaplan, Aryeh Kaplan ISBN: 0-87728-617-5 Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser Pub. Date: August, 1988 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (6 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: "Meditation for Fun and Prophet"
Comment: The lore is that Rabbi Kaplan, the author, died at the tender age of forty-six because G-d felt Kaplan had exposed enough of His secrets and decided it was time to recall this particular soldier. This book does nothing to undermine that hypothesis. Rabbi Kaplan, arguably the most prolific, cogent, and accessible of writers on Jewish esoterica and mysticism, explores how the Torah's Prophets used meditation as a tool to foster their prescience. The book also serves as an incisive gloss on aspects of the Torah, explicating the esoteric meaning underlying various elements of it. The section on Psalm 119 alone is worth the price of the book. Kaplan's objective in all of his works is to get at the heart of Judaism, to use the form to understand the substance. Meditation and The Bible is an important part of his oeuvre. Irrespective of one's religion, this book instils the sense that the reader is being let in on secrets of The Bible previously unknown to all except true Initiates, whoever they might be. Add it to your Kaplan collection. If you don't have a collection of his other books, this should inspire you to start one.
Rating: 4
Summary: Making the propets come alive
Comment: This book is full of gems and exposition on some hard to explain versus of the Bible. While most people read the prophets with confusion, Mr. Kaplan sheds some light on some common ground between them with his understanding of Hebraic idioms and command of the language finding links where otherwise there were none. His knowledge of extrabiblical sources is invaluable to understanding the concept and practice of meditation within the Bible. For the complexity inherently contained in this subject, Mr. Kaplan writes in a manner that is easy to follow and understand, yet doesn't leave the reader incomplete. This book is a necessary compliment to his work "Jewish Meditation" and a primer to "Meditation and Kabbalah."
Rating: 5
Summary: Save That Space Next to the Bible!
Comment: I can't over recommend this book. Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan, of Blessed Memory, produced one of the most important scholarly works to the Bible, since the publication of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Meditation is a largely misunderstood subject and often dismissed as a relic of Oriental mysticism, or worse, as an introduction to the occult as stated by the conservative Christian wing. What it is, however, is an invaluable tool for spiritual growth. In this book, Rabbi Kaplan, explores the traditions of the prophets, word study and traces the history of the various rabbinic movement as they were influenced by incorporating meditation in their services.
As with all things that help us to grow, wisdom and self-discipline are the keys. Meditation and the Bible, provides the foundation and Rabbi Kaplan's Jewish Meditation provides the exercises. As Rabbi Wayne Dosick said in his book, Living Judaism, meditation is wisdom. And, I certainly agree.
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Title: Meditation and Kabbalah by Aryeh Kaplan ISBN: 0877286167 Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser Pub. Date: May, 1989 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Jewish Meditation : A Practical Guide by Aryeh Kaplan ISBN: 0805210377 Publisher: Schocken Books Pub. Date: 14 March, 1995 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Bahir by Aryeh Kaplan ISBN: 0877286183 Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser Pub. Date: September, 1990 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Sefer Yetzirah: The Book of Creation by Aryeh Kaplan ISBN: 0877288550 Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser Pub. Date: May, 1997 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The 72 Names of God: Technology for the Soul by Yehudah Berg, Yehuda Berg, Rav Berg ISBN: 1571891358 Publisher: Kabbalah Publishing Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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