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The Transcendent Beloved

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Love of God in Moses de León’s Book of the Pomegranate and in the Zohar

The Transcendent Beloved April 24, 2026 Tanja Werthmann

Abstract The merging of philosophical and mystical categories in the concept of love allows for the creation of a space shared by philosophers and mystics. This shared space is explored in this chapter by inquiring into works that belong to the flower of medieval Kabbalah in Castile. In the Book of the Pomegranate, Moses de León’s discussion of the commandment to love God provides a remarkable...