The Zohar: Pritzker Edition

Volumes 1-12
TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY
BY DANIEL C. MATT, NATHAN WOLSKI & JOEL HECKER

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With the publication in Spring 2017 of the final volume in this 20-
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year project to translate The Zohar, Stanford University Press is

pleased to offer a discounted set of all 12 volumes of The Zohar:
Pritzker Edition.

978-1-5036-0531-2 HB 7,792pp
Priced at £580 pounds this represents a saving of £73 pounds
The Zohar: Pritzker Edition
This is the first translation ever made from the critical Aramaic text Sefer ha-Zohar, established by Professor
Daniel C. Matt and based on a wide range of original manuscripts. This masterpiece of Kabbalah exceeds the
dimensions of a normal book; it is virtually a body of literature, comprising over twenty discrete sections. It is
now presented in its entirety.

Volume One Volume Seven

TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY BY DANIEL C. MATT
Begins commentary on Genesis and introduces Rabbi Shim’on and his com-
panions, who wander through the hills of Galilee, discovering and sharing
secrets of Torah.
9780804747479 HB 584pp £50.00
TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY BY DANIEL C. MATT
Consists of commentary on more than half of Leviticus. Here ancient laws
and procedures are spiritualized, transformed into symbols of God’s inner
life.
9780804783057 HB 608pp £50.00

Volume Two Volume Eight

TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY BY DANIEL C. MATT
Continues commentary on Genesis and tells of dramatic mysti- cal sessions
between Rabbi Shim’on and his companions.
9780804748681 HB 472pp £50.00
Volume Three
TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY BY DANIEL C. MATT
Concludes commentary on Genesis with spiritual explorations of numerous
biblical narratives, including Jacob’s wrestling with the angel and the story
of Joseph.
9780804752107 HB 600pp £50.00
Volume Four
TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY BY DANIEL C. MATT
Covers the first half of Exodus with mystical explorations of Pharaoh’s en-
slavement of the Israelites, the birth of Moses, the deliverance from Egypt,
the crossing of the Red Sea, and the Revelation at Mount Sinai.
9780804757126 HB 592pp £50.00
Volume Five
TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY BY DANIEL C. MATT
Includes commentary on the biblical description of the mishkan—the
Dwelling (or Tabernacle) in the desert—symbolizing Shekhinah, the feminine
presence of God who “dwells” on earth.
9780804762199 HB 656pp £50.00
Volume Six
TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY BY DANIEL C. MATT
Completes commentary on Exodus with the dramatic episode of the Golden
Calf receiving special treatment.
9780804776639 HB 472pp £50.00
TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY BY DANIEL C. MATT
Includes commentary on the end of Leviticus and the beginning of Num-
bers. Most remarkable is Idra Rabba—a dramatic narrative in which Rabbi
Shim’on and his companions gather to explore the deepest secrets of God’s
nature.
9780804787260 HB 608pp £50.00
Volume Nine
TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY BY DANIEL C. MATT
Completes the running commentary on the Torah with the end of Numbers
and the Book of Deuteronomy. Near the very end comes the remarkable sec-
tion known as Idra Zuta, the last gath- ering of Rabbi Shim’on and the com-
panions before his death.
9780804794404 HB 944pp £66.00
Volume Ten
TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY BY NATHAN WOLSKI
Presents Midrash ha-Ne’lam on the Torah, the earliest texts of the Zoharic cor-
pus and first fruits of the Zoharic world, including extended allegorical inter-
pretation of the patriarchal narratives.
9780804788045 HB 656pp £62.00
Volume Eleven
TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY BY JOEL HECKER
Includes Midrash ha-Ne’lam on Song of Songs, Ruth, and Lamentations,
comprising a collection of different genres within the Zoharic library.
9780804784504 HB 800pp £62.00
Volume Twelve
EDITED BY DANIEL C. MATT
TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY BY NATHAN WOLSKI
& JOEL HECKER
Presents an assortment of discrete Zoharic compositions — a suitable end to
the Zohar whose parameters and composition will remain ever mysterious.
9780804797740 HB 800pp £62.00