2005 Latino Literary Awards First place winner in the cathegory of Best Religious Book Are Jesus' teachings based on Kabbalism? How do the Ten Commandments tie into the Tree of Life? Is the Lord's Prayer a Kabbalist invocation? Migene González-Wippler reveals secrets of the Bible and the life of Jesus in her intriguing introduction to the Christian Kabbalah.
Emphasizing Christian aspects, Keys to the Kingdom presents an easy-to-read overview of the Kabbalah, describing its major principles and historical elements. Drawing on the gospels and historical records, González-Wippler examines Jesus as a man and a teacher, providing convincing evidence-based on historical and traditional Jewish law-that Jesus was a master Kabbalist . . . as well as the Messiah.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
This book will make you think! It will shake your belief!:
I bought this book few weeks ago because of the reviews I read. Once I received the book, it turned out to be exactly what was said about it. The author is incredibly thorough. You wonder some times. Other times, you have no choice but to admit she is right because of the logic that follows her reasoning. This book is not for young believers. Closed mind Christians. It will rock your bought if you can rightfully divide your Bible. It will rock your thought if you can "postpone" your belief for a moment and... more info
Keys To The Kingdom:
Keys to the Kingdom: Jesus and the Mystic Kabbalah looks at the basic tenets of the Kabbalah and its intrinsic interconnections to Judaism and Christianity. Judaism is to Kabbalah is to what Christianity is to Judaism, the foundation on which these religious beliefs were built upon. In the time of Jesus, the ancient knowledge of Kabbalah was preserved as secret knowledge taught only to Rabbis as part of their religious training. This specialized training insured that all religious teachers fully understood... more info
Jesus as the kabbalistic teacher:
To start I think the figure of Jesus is an important one. The author reveals the historical Jesus as the human, not as God but as the messenger, prophet and teacher of God. The way she writes is very informative and develops theories, some of them very truthful and others very doubtful... like the one about the cross or the theories about the apostle John..., but it was worth it to read and have an open mind on her opinion. On the positive and valuable side... The analysis of the ten commandments,... more info
M:
This book is a great read. Yes, the author does not regard the death of Jesus on the cross to be of great importance. She arguments well for this. And I agree with her on that one. The issue I have with her color theory, is that she confuse additive and subtractive color blending. As a Graphic Design student I get annoyed by it, but it's really just a minor flaw. What's a lot more striking is that she use a LOT of theories, originating from the legendary Hermetic Order Of The Golden Dawn (tables... more info
