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==Content==
==Content==
[[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.