Curious about the Kabbalah(s)

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I recently found out about the Kabbalah religious movements (especially the Christian and Hebrew one). However, I could not find very reliable sources around, as half the world portray them as mystics, the other half as sorcerers (that is, not counting the fundamentalists accusing them of satanism).
Then, what is the Kabbalah in these two religions? How does it relate to its “standard” counterparts? What is the view of the Church on it (especially the Christian one)?
 
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I recently found out about the Kabbalah religious movements (especially the Christian and Hebrew one). However, I could not find very reliable sources around, as half the world portray them as mystics, the other half as sorcerers (that is, not counting the fundamentalists accusing them of satanism).
Then, what is the Kabbalah in these two religions? How does it relate to its “standard” counterparts? What is the view of the Church on it (especially the Christian one)?
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Kabbala is NOT Christian.

KABBALA. A system of esoteric theosophy peculiar to Judaism in Europe after the twelfth century. When the Jews were expelled from Spain, they brought this belief to Palestine. According to the kabbalists, God, the Supreme, Endless, and Infinite One, manifests himself in ten potencies or sephiroths, which formed the first world creation, which in turn produced the second world; each world generating the next. The human was created by the sephiroth and his or her pre-existent soul returns to God through transmigration. The Messiah will be born at the end of time, and then the world will return to the Source, hell will end, and bliss will begin. To the kabbalist God is a conscious reaction to the God of Christianity. Human redemption, on kabbalist terms, is achieved through the rigid observance of the law. Kabbalism exerted a high moral influence on its members, many adherents, such as Riccio and Jacob Franck, later becoming Christians.
 
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Kabbala is NOT Christian.

KABBALA. A system of esoteric theosophy peculiar to Judaism in Europe after the twelfth century. When the Jews were expelled from Spain, they brought this belief to Palestine. According to the kabbalists, God, the Supreme, Endless, and Infinite One, manifests himself in ten potencies or sephiroths, which formed the first world creation, which in turn produced the second world; each world generating the next. The human was created by the sephiroth and his or her pre-existent soul returns to God through transmigration. The Messiah will be born at the end of time, and then the world will return to the Source, hell will end, and bliss will begin. To the kabbalist God is a conscious reaction to the God of Christianity. Human redemption, on kabbalist terms, is achieved through the rigid observance of the law. Kabbalism exerted a high moral influence on its members, many adherents, such as Riccio and Jacob Franck, later becoming Christians.
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It may not be Christian, but a Christian Kabbalah does exist en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Kabbalah

Anyway, thanks for the info. I see they’re simply nothing more than a mystic religious sect with some magic thrown in at times.
 
LiquidMan said:
I recently found out about the Kabbalah religious movements (especially the Christian and Hebrew one). However, I could not find very reliable sources around, as half the world portray them as mystics, the other half as sorcerers (that is, not counting the fundamentalists accusing them of satanism).
Then, what is the Kabbalah in these two religions? How does it relate to its “standard” counterparts? What is the view of the Church on it (especially the Christian one)?
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The major scholar on this subject is Gershom Scholem. His book Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism is still the best starting point, though there are plenty of points where later scholars would disagree.

Edwin
 
LiquidMan said:
It may not be Christian, but a Christian Kabbalah does exist en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Kabbalah

Anyway, thanks for the info. I see they’re simply nothing more than a mystic religious sect with some magic thrown in at times.
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It’s not a mystic religious sect, it’s a body of esoteric teachings that are typically accepted among mainstream orthodox Jews, though the study of them is viewed as being reserved for the holiest religious scholars. Many contemporary Jewish practices are based on the teachings of Kabbalah.
 
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