Contents -- Abbreviations -- Transliteration Key -- Preface -- Foreword -- Introduction -- I. The Mythical Strata of Judaism -- II. The Categories of Jewish Mythology -- III. Mythic Parallels -- IV. Myth and Ritual in Judaism -- V. The Light of the First Day -- VI. The Continuing Evolution of Jewish Mythology -- Book One: Myths of God -- God's Throne of Glory -- 1. Isaiah's Vision -- 2. Daniel's Night Vision -- 3. God's Throne of Glory -- 4. The Descent of God's Throne -- 5. The Crown of God -- 6. God's Crown of Prayers -- Sefirotic Myths -- 7. The Thirty-two Paths of Wisdom -- 8. The Ten Sefirot -- 9. The Twenty-two Letters -- 10. The Infinite Being -- 11. The Seven Forms of God -- 12. The Ten Crowns of God -- God's Existence -- 13. The First Being -- 14. The Cause of All Causes -- 15. God's Omnipresence -- 16. God Alone -- 17. God's Existence -- 18. God's Gaze -- 19. God's Day -- God's Mystery -- 20. The Hidden God -- 21. The Contraction of God -- 22. Adam Kadmon -- 23. God's Disguises -- 24. Where God Dwells -- 25. The Holy Spirit -- God's Attributes -- 26. The Breath of God -- 27. The Mind of God -- 28. The Eyes of God -- 29. The Face of God -- 30. The Size of God -- 31. The Three Keys -- 32. The Arms of God -- 33. God's Hands -- 34. The Body of God -- 35. God's Back -- The Names of God -- 36. The God of the Fathers -- 37. The Tetragrammaton -- 38. The Lord of Hosts -- 39. God's Robe of Glory -- The Warrior God -- 40. The Warrior God -- 41. God's Sword -- God's Voice and Word -- 42. A Still, Small Voice -- 43. God's Voice -- 44. God's Image -- 45. The Elders of Israel Behold God -- God Studies the Torah -- 46. God Studies the Torah -- 47. God Puts on Tallit and Tefillin -- 48. God's Tabernacle -- 49. God's Prayer -- 50. God Expounds the Torah -- The Suffering God -- 51. The Suffering God -- 52. God's Tears.

53. God Weeps over the Destruction of the Temple -- 54. God's Lament at the Western Wall -- 55. God's Oath -- 56. God Considers Ending All Existence -- God Walks in the World -- 57. God Walks in the Garden -- 58. God's Lantern -- 59. God Descends to Mount Sinai -- 60. The Tent of Meeting -- 61. The Cottage of Candles -- Early Incarnations of the Shekhinah -- 62. The Creation of Wisdom -- 63. Mother Zion -- Myths of the Bride of God -- 64. The Creation of the Shekhinah -- 65. God's Names for the Shekhinah -- 66. The Two Shekhinahs -- 67. The Earthly Dwelling of the Shekhinah -- 68. The Roaming of the Shekhinah -- 69. The Garments of the Shekhinah -- 70. The Sacred Bedchamber -- 71. The Casting Down of the Shekhinah -- 72. The Wandering of the Shekhinah -- 73. The Lament of the Shekhinah -- 74. The Wailing of the Shekhinah -- 75. The Exile of the Shekhinah -- 76. Mourning over the Shekhinah -- 77. The Suffering of the Shekhinah -- 78. Lilith Becomes God's Bride -- 79. Israel and the Shekhinah in Exile -- 80. God's Exile with Israel -- 81. The Face of the Shekhinah -- 82. The Shekhinah Within -- Visions of the Bride of God -- 83. The Shekhinah at the Wall -- 84. A Vision at the Wailing Wall -- God Defers to the Earthly Court -- 85. God Makes Matches -- 86. The Rabbis Overrule God -- 87. God Defers to the Earthly Court -- Book Two: Myths of Creation -- Before the World Was Created -- 88. The First to Exist -- 89. Before the World Was Created -- 90. Prior Worlds -- 91. The Primordial Elements -- 92. God Created Everything with Its Knowledge -- 93. The Beginning of Time -- 94. Seven Things Created before the Creation of the World -- The Creation of the World -- 95. The Seven Days of Creation -- 96. Ten Things Created on the Eve of the First Sabbath -- 97. Five Heavenly Things Sleeping in the Universe -- 98. God the Creator -- 99. The Rainbow.

100. The Time of Creation -- 101. Everything Was Created at Once -- 102. How God Begot Being -- 103. What Does the Earth Stand On? -- 104. Creation Ex Nihilo -- 105. The Order of Creation -- The Primordial Light -- 106. God's Garment of Light -- 107. The Light of the First Day -- 108. The First Cloak -- 109. The Tzohar -- 110. How Light and Darkness Were Created -- 111. Creation by Light -- 112. The Light of Prophecy -- The Work of Creation -- 113. God's Shout -- 114. The Work of Creation -- 115. How the Heavens Were Created -- 116. The Earth's Foundations -- 117. Creation by God's Name -- 118. Creation by God's Beauty -- 119. The Palace of Heaven -- 120. Creation According to Philo -- The Cosmic Seed -- 121. The Cosmic Seed -- 122. A Universe of Water -- 123. The Three Craftsmen -- 124. The Pillars of the World -- 125. The Foundation Stone -- 126. Creation by Thought -- 127. A Single Utterance -- 128. The Divided World -- Myths of Origin -- 129. The Origin of Chaos -- 130. The First Sunset -- 131. The Origin of Fire -- 132. What Causes Earthquakes? -- 133. The Roots of Everything -- Myths of the Sacred Waters -- 134. The Great Sea -- 135. The Fiery Waves -- 136. The Upper Waters and the Lower Waters -- 137. The Spirit of the Firmament -- Rebellions against God -- 138. The Rebellion of the Waters -- 139. The Rebellion of Rahab -- 140. The Prince of Darkness -- 141. The Fall of Lucifer -- 142. Satan Cast from Heaven -- 143. Satan's Bargain with God -- Myths of the Sun and Moon -- 144. The Quarrel of the Sun and the Moon -- 145. The Sun Stood Still -- 146. A Garment for the Moon -- Creation by Angels -- 147. The Creation of Angels -- 148. Creation by Angels -- 149. Anafiel, the Creator of the Beginning -- 150. The Creator of the World -- 151. The First Created Being -- 152. The Angel Who Created the World -- The Wheel of Creation.

153. The Wheel of Creation -- 154. The Cosmic Tree -- 155. The Shattering of the Vessels and the Gathering of the Sparks -- 156. Creation by Broken Vessels -- The Creation of Man -- 157. The Heavenly Man -- 158. Adam the Angel -- 159. Adam the Golem -- 160. Adam the Giant -- 161. Adam the Last and First -- 162. Adam's Body of Light -- 163. The Enthronement of Adam -- 164. Adam's Body Formed by an Angel -- 165. God Consults the Angels about the Creation of Adam -- 166. The Creation of Man -- 167. Creation from a Mold -- 168. Wisdom Created Man -- 169. Adam's Choice -- 170. Adam's Breath -- 171. The First Twelve Hours of Adam's Life -- 172. Adam Brings Down Fire from Heaven -- 173. Adam the Hermaphrodite -- 174. Samael and Lilith -- 175. God and the Spirits of the Unborn -- Adam and Eve -- 176. Adam and the Spirits -- 177. The First Eve -- 178. What Happened to the First Eve? -- 179. The Creation of Woman -- 180. The First Wedding -- Mythological Creatures -- 181. Adne Sadeh -- 182. The Sea Monster Leviathan -- 183. Behemoth -- 184. The Ziz -- 185. The Re'em -- 186. The Phoenix -- 187. The Lion of the Forest Ilai -- 188. The Ram Sacrificed at Mount Moriah -- The Unfinished Creation -- 189. God the Potter -- 190. The Unfinished Creation -- Book Three: Myths of Heaven -- The Translation of Enoch -- 191. Enoch Walked with God -- 192. Enoch's Vision of God -- 193. The Metamorphosis and Enthronement of Enoch -- The Treasury of Souls -- 194. The River of Fire -- 195. The Living Creatures -- 196. The Council of Souls -- 197. Adam's Soul -- 198. The Creation of Souls -- 199. Tree of Souls -- 200. The Treasury of Souls -- 201. The Path of the Soul in the Garden of Eden -- 202. The Field of Souls -- 203. The Transmigration of Souls -- 204. How to Grasp a Soul -- Heavenly Journeys -- 205. Adam Is Taken into Paradise -- 206. Isaac's Ascent.

207. The Ascent of Elijah -- 208. The Four Who Entered Paradise -- 209. A Vision of Metatron -- 210. Rabbi Ishmael's Ascent -- 211. The Entrance of the Sixth Heavenly Palace -- 212. Before the Law -- 213. A Journey to the Stars -- 214. A Jewish Icarus -- The Divine Chariot -- 215. Ezekiel's Vision -- 216. Mysteries of the Chariot -- The Seven Heavens -- 217. The Seven Heavens -- 218. The Eighth Heaven -- 219. The Pargod -- 220. The Map of Time and Space -- 221. The Place of the Stars -- 222. The Rainbow of the Shekhinah -- 223. The Music of the Spheres -- 224. The Treasury of Merits -- 225. The Wings of Heaven -- The Palaces of Heaven -- 226. The Palaces of Heaven -- 227. Women in Paradise -- The Landmarks of Heaven -- 228. The Tent of the Sun -- 229. The Tent of Heaven -- 230. The Crystal Palace -- 231. The Celestial Academy -- 232. Where Heaven and Earth Meet -- The Ministering Angels -- 233. The Primordial Metatron -- 234. The Angel Metatron -- 235. The Angel Sandalphon -- 236. Michael, the Patron Angel -- 237. Elijah the Angel -- 238. The Keeper of the Book of Records -- 239. The Angel Gallizur -- 240. The Angel of Conception -- 241. The Angel of the Covenant -- 242. How Rabbi Ishmael Was Conceived -- 243. The Angel of Friendship -- 244. Guardian Angels -- 245. The Might of the Angels -- 246. The Angel of Losses -- 247. The Angel Tzadkiel -- 248. The Angel of Rain -- 249. God Changes the Roles of the Angels -- The Angel of Death -- 250. The Creation of the Angel of Death -- 251. Rabbi Joshua ben Levi and the Angel of Death -- 252. Rabbi Loew and the Angel of Death -- The Gates of Heaven -- 253. The Heavenly Court -- 254. The Windows of Heaven -- 255. The Ba'al Shem Tov Ascends on High -- Book Four: Myths of Hell -- The Unfinished Corner of Creation -- 256. The Unfinished Corner of Creation -- 257. The Darkness that Existed before Creation.

258. The Banishment of Dumah.