Discovering Gematria: Foundational Exegesis and Primary Dictionary

Discovering Gematria: Foundational Exegesis and Primary Dictionary, by Jonathan David Rawn, is the definitive resource for those just beginning their studies of Gematria or for those who are well versed in the subject matter. It is the most complete, comprehensive, and user-friendly reference manual for the students of Gematria ever published. It contains new, scholarly essays that have never before been published about Gematria, its methods and usage. Some Highlights Include: € 1,962 pages with Over 65,000 Hebrew-English entries! € Hardcover! € The largest Alphanumeric collection of Hebrew words with their English translation available. € Names, nouns, verbs, Countries, Cities, rivers, Angels, Divine Names, Elements from the Periodic Chart, Planets, signs of the Zodiac, permutations of the Spheres of the Tree of Life, everyday and Mystical phrases are all included! € Easy to understand format! € No previous knowledge of Hebrew required! € Provides a common ground of nomenclature and ideas from which to propel the study of Gematria into and beyond the 21st century! "In the mid-second century CE, after the fall of the Second Temple, Rabbi Eli'ezer Ben Yosei Ha-Galili listed thirty-two rules for the interpretation of the Mishnah. Among these was the method of Gematria. The use of Gematria as a means of interpretation has been embraced for the study of many works, even those which are considered to be outside of traditional Jewish texts... we now have the opportunity to apply the methods of Gematria to every field of human inquiry. It is the purpose of these essays and of this dictionary to assist in these endeavors." --p.1