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==Textual history== | ==Textual history== | ||
The book cannot be shown to predate the 13th century, but some of its content may date back to late antiquity. Like other obscure ancient texts such as the '' | The book cannot be shown to predate the 13th century, but some of its content may date back to late antiquity. Like other obscure ancient texts such as the ''[[Sefer HaBahir]]'' and ''Sefer Yetzirah'', the work has been extant in a number of versions. | ||
The tradition around the book attributes it to have been revealed to Adam by [[Archangel Raziel]]. The title itself is mentioned in another magical work of late antiquity, ''The Sword of Moses''. Critical historians regard it as a medieval work, most probably originating among the Ashkenazi Hasidim, as citations from it begin to appear only in the 13th century. Sections of it are no doubt older. The likely compiler of the medieval version is Eleazar of Worms, as ''Sefer Galei Razia'', which developed to what we have now as ''Sefer Raziel HaMalakh'', including more writings written by people of various theological opinions. | The tradition around the book attributes it to have been revealed to Adam by [[Archangel Raziel]]. The title itself is mentioned in another magical work of late antiquity, ''The Sword of Moses''. Critical historians regard it as a medieval work, most probably originating among the Ashkenazi Hasidim, as citations from it begin to appear only in the 13th century. Sections of it are no doubt older. The likely compiler of the medieval version is Eleazar of Worms, as ''Sefer Galei Razia'', which developed to what we have now as ''Sefer Raziel HaMalakh'', including more writings written by people of various theological opinions. | ||