Bahir - History

History

  • Kabbalists believe that oral tradition of The Bahir goes back to the 1st century CE. It is possible that some secret manuscripts existed before publication in the 12th century.
  • c. 1174 - The Bahir was published by the Provence school of Kabbalists and was circulated to a limited audience in manuscript form.
  • 1331 - Earliest commentary on The Bahir is written by Rabbi Meir ben Shalom Abi-Sahula, a disciple of Shlomo ben Aderet (Rashba), and it is published anonymously under the title Or HaGanuz.
  • End of 15th century - The Bahir is translated into Latin by Flavius Mitridates but this translation is wordy and not useful.
  • 1651 - The Bahir is published in Amsterdam together with Mayan HaChakhmah in printed form.
  • 1706 - The Bahir is published in Berlin together with Mayan HaChakhmah.
  • 1784 - The Bahir is published in Sklav and Koretz.
  • 1800 - The Bahir is published in Lvov.
  • 1830 - The Bahir is published in Lvov.
  • 1849 - The Bahir is published in unknown place as part of Chamishah Chumshey Kabbalah.
  • 1865 - The Bahir is published in Lvov.
  • 1883 - The Bahir is published in Vilna.
  • 1913 - The Bahir is published in Vilna.
  • 1923 - German translation is published by Gershom Scholem.
  • 1951 - The Bahir is published in Jerusalem.
  • 1979 - English translation by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan is published.
  • 1980 - Latin Translation (Guillaume Postel's) is published by Francois Secret.
  • 1994 - Hebrew Text is published from the manuscripts by Daniel Abrams.
  • 2005 - Latin Translation (Flavius Mithridates') is published, together with a critical edition of the Hebrew text, by Saverio Campanini.

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