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Shi'ur Qomah

שיעור קומה

R. Ishmael, transmitting Metatron; also R. Akiva · Late antiquity; the tradition is attested by the 2nd century, the surviving texts are later (contested)

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Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah
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Primary source Written from inside the tradition: scripture, revelation, a grimoire, a manifesto or a practical treatise.
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The Shi’ur Qomah or Dimensions of the Body is a midrashic text that is part of the hekhalot literature. It purports to record, in anthropomorphic terms, the secret names and precise measurements of God's corporeal limbs and parts. The majority of the text is recorded in the form of sayings or teachings that the angel Metatron revealed to the tanna Rabbi Ishmael, who transmitted it to his students and his contemporary, Rabbi Akiva. It is also an exegetical analysis of Song of Songs 5:11-16 and proclaims that anyone who studies it is guaranteed a portion in the World to Come.

From the Wikipedia article Shi'ur Qomah, revision 1286646313, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata Q7047885: “Midrashic text, part of the Heichalot; records, in anthropomorphic terms, the secret names and measurements of God’s corporeal limbs and parts, in the form of teachings of Metatron to Rabbi Yishmael, who transmits it to his students and Rabbi Akiva”.

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