These two short works by the renowned kabbalist Joseph Gikatilla (1248-1325) focus on two of the most fundamental kabbalistic secrets: the serpent of Genesis and the Hashmal of the book of Ezekiel. Gikatilla was a student of the mythical Abraham Abulafia, and was in close relationship with Moses of Leon, the presumed author/collector of the Sefer haZohar, as well as with other great kabbalists of his time. As the scholar Charles Mopsik writes, "The abundance of his writings, which touch on all important topics, attests that in his time Kabbalah was already capable of offering a total…mehr
These two short works by the renowned kabbalist Joseph Gikatilla (1248-1325) focus on two of the most fundamental kabbalistic secrets: the serpent of Genesis and the Hashmal of the book of Ezekiel. Gikatilla was a student of the mythical Abraham Abulafia, and was in close relationship with Moses of Leon, the presumed author/collector of the Sefer haZohar, as well as with other great kabbalists of his time. As the scholar Charles Mopsik writes, "The abundance of his writings, which touch on all important topics, attests that in his time Kabbalah was already capable of offering a total interpretation of Judaism and of posing as a credible alternative, not only to philosophy, but also to the literal exegesis and legalistic formalism of classical rabbinic teaching." This is the first time that the Sod ha Nachash and the Sod haHasmal have been translated into a Western language.
Gikatilla, Joseph ben Abraham. Medinaceli (Soria), 1248 - Peñafiel (Valladolid), 1325. Kabbalist, exegete. Although born in Medinaceli, his longest residence was in Segovia. Between 1272 and 1274 he was a disciple of Abraham Abulafia, being greatly influenced by his prophetic tendencies, in such a way that the latter came to consider him a continuator of his school. Gikatilla was a prolific writer; he wrote his first work when he was only twenty-six years old, the Ginnat 'egoz. It is a kabbalistic treatise structured in three parts. As a kabbalist, Gikatilla dealt with mystical combinations and transpositions of letters and numbers, as is reflected in his extensive work. Gikatilla was not an adversary of Philosophy, quite the contrary; he tried to reconcile Philosophy and Kabbalah. But, undoubtedly, his great work is centered on mysticism. His work Sa're 'orah (Gates of Light), propagated certain ideas of the Zohar; even the initial title, Sefer ha-ora (Book of Light), sounds like a paraphrase of Sefer ha-zohar (Book of Splendor). It was heavily criticized by Samuel of Acre in his "Me'irat 'Enayyim", for the abuse of the Holy name.
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