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[[File:YHVH Permutations.png|450px|thumb|12 permutations of the Hebrew characters YHVH as written in the 1719 Constantinople Edition of the Tikunei Zohar.]] | |||
The Zohar can be divided into 21 types of content, of which the first 18 are the work of the original author (probably de Leon) and the final 3 are the work of a later imitator. Most of the material in the book is comprised of commentaries on passages from the Torah, including allegorical and mystical interpretations of Torah passages. | The Zohar can be divided into 21 types of content, of which the first 18 are the work of the original author (probably de Leon) and the final 3 are the work of a later imitator. Most of the material in the book is comprised of commentaries on passages from the Torah, including allegorical and mystical interpretations of Torah passages. | ||