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 | | Keys to the Kingdom: Jesus & the Mystic Kabbalah by Migene González-Wippler ISBN-10: 9780738705934 ISBN-10: 0-7387-0593-4 ISBN-13: 9780738705934 ISBN-13: 978-0-7387-0593-4 Paperback 2004-11-01 Llewellyn Publications Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description 2005 Latino Literary Awards First place winner in the cathegory of Best Religious Book Are Jesus' teachings based on Kabbalism? How do the Ten Commandments tie into the Tree of Life? Is the Lord's Prayer a Kabbalist invocation? Migene González-Wippler reveals secrets of the Bible and the life of Jesus in her intriguing introduction to the Christian Kabbalah. Emphasizing Christian aspects, Keys to the Kingdom presents an easy-to-read overview of the Kabbalah, describing its major principles and historical elements. Drawing on the gospels and historical records, González-Wippler examines Jesus as a man and a teacher, providing convincing evidence-based on historical and traditional Jewish law-that Jesus was a master Kabbalist . . . as well as the Messiah. | ||
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This book will make you think! It will shake your belief! I bought this book few weeks ago because of the reviews I read. Once I received the book, it turned out to be exactly what was said about it. The author is incredibly thorough. You wonder some times. Other times, you have no choice but to admit she is right because of the logic that follows her reasoning. This book is not for young believers. Closed mind Christians. It will rock your bought if you can rightfully divide your Bible. It will rock your thought if you can "postpone" your belief for a moment and "listen" to what this book has to say. For instance, she ask the question" Could The Holy Spirit" actually be a woman? The curious thing after I read this book is that it made me love even more my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Truly, Jesus IS LORD! Dr. Israel King, Ph.D. Author of How To Keep A Man | ||
Keys To The Kingdom Keys to the Kingdom: Jesus and the Mystic Kabbalah looks at the basic tenets of the Kabbalah and its intrinsic interconnections to Judaism and Christianity. Judaism is to Kabbalah is to what Christianity is to Judaism, the foundation on which these religious beliefs were built upon. In the time of Jesus, the ancient knowledge of Kabbalah was preserved as secret knowledge taught only to Rabbis as part of their religious training. This specialized training insured that all religious teachers fully understood the underlying nature and interactions of all symbolic aspects of the Jewish belief system. Strict restrictions, in regards to whom could learn this secret knowledge, ensured that only those willing to fully commit themselves to the full understanding of these aspects could gain the valuable insights that Kabbalah could provide. Jesus was born a Jew and raised as a Jew. Moreover, he even taught principles that in his time were described simply as a sect of Judaism. In this way, as a Jew and as a teacher of Judaism, Jesus would likely have had to adhere to certain restrictions and would have been privy to certain aspects of the Kabbalah. Keys to the Kingdom: Jesus and the Mystic Kabbalah explores these aspects comparing them to biblical accounts and comes up with some very intriguing ideas. Keys to the Kingdom: Jesus and the Mystic Kabbalah is an extremely well written book. The author has provide a well researched and expertly presented information on the Kabbalah, compiling information that one usually only finds after reading dozens of rather complex and difficult to understand texts on the subject. Moreover, the author poses some very intriguing and important questions about the life of Jesus and the nature of our biblical accounts. | ||
Jesus as the kabbalistic teacher To start I think the figure of Jesus is an important one. The author reveals the historical Jesus as the human, not as God but as the messenger, prophet and teacher of God. The way she writes is very informative and develops theories, some of them very truthful and others very doubtful... like the one about the cross or the theories about the apostle John..., but it was worth it to read and have an open mind on her opinion. On the positive and valuable side... The analysis of the ten commandments, Jesus teachings and the tree of life are amazing. The way she develops some rituals are very inspiring and interesting. I will definatly try it. I have to admit that section about Jesus teachings and the tree of life are the best... I have read many much more other books of kabbalah and this one stand out. To anyone looking for a kabbalah with an Jesus perspective I have to recommend it. This book proves Jesus was in fact a kabalistic rabbi with divine light to the world and the Son of God. An informative book good to read. | ||
M This book is a great read. Yes, the author does not regard the death of Jesus on the cross to be of great importance. She arguments well for this. And I agree with her on that one. The issue I have with her color theory, is that she confuse additive and subtractive color blending. As a Graphic Design student I get annoyed by it, but it's really just a minor flaw. What's a lot more striking is that she use a LOT of theories, originating from the legendary Hermetic Order Of The Golden Dawn (tables of correspondences to the then sephira on the tree of life). Those theories where finalized by no less than Mr. 666: Aleister Crowley, in Liber 777. Somehow weird to base a book about christian kabbalah, on stuff originally introduced by Aleister Crowley... | ||
Amazing interpretation of Jesus! Before this book if you had asked me about Jesus I would have said yes I believe in him. But that belief was one of uncomfortable distance, if only due to the modern relgion attached to this icon. I knew there was truth in his teachings and this book helped shed so much light on them. It re-lit my passion to serve him and in turn all of mankind in the small ways I can. The breakdown of the Lord's prayer and how it was based on the Tree of Life was astounding. Included the Sephiriot and the Paths are all shown in light of the teachings of Jesus which added another profound layer onto an already profound system. Also included the author gives a breakdown on why certain things believed in modern christianity just can not be true if in fact Jesus was the Messiah. This section many will disagree with, however that doesn't discount it as a valid theory. The Messaih was a Jewish concept and Jesus was a Jew therefore it would make sence that he would adhere to both Jewish law and the laws set forth by the Messianic standard. All in all extremely enjoyable read that can take you places in your faith you might never have expected. I can't give enough praise to it. | ||