A Guide to the Zohar

“This is more than a useful corrective for the pop-Kabbalah fantasies that have become fashionable among some spiritual seekers - it is also a serious aid to anyone seeking a serious encounter with Jewish spirituality.” - Tikkun “…[Arthur Green’s] 191-page introduction [to the Zohar] is so lucid and thorough that one almost does not notice how capably it has synthesized and presented the material.” - The Forward “This is now the best introduction to the Zohar in English…” - CHOICE “…a succinct study that in distilling half a century’s research, including Green’s own, proves unflailingly lucid and illuminating: he is equally skillful at explicating ideas and at explaining their historical context.” - Times Literary Supplement “This work can stand on its own as an excellent introduction to the Zohar, the central text of the Jewish mystical tradition. It is highly recommended to anyone interested in Jewish mysticism and would make an excellent text for undergraduate courses.” - Religious Studies Review

Arthur Green is the Philip W. Lown Professor of Jewish Thought at Brandeis University. A historian of Judaism and also a theologian, Professor Green is the author of a number of works on Jewish mysticism and Jewish spirituality.