The More Select and Obscure Dogmas of the Kabbalists (1569) - Page 25


Christ, why he transfigured himself before the disciples. 114	What the lines of a circle denote, extending from the center to the circumference and from the circumference back to the center. 13
Christ alone, and no other, was at once a blessed soul and a wayfarer. original: "beatus, simul & viator." In scholastic theology, this describes Christ’s unique status as one who already possessed the "Beatific Vision" of God while still traveling through his mortal life. 28	Circumcision was not sufficient for the redemption of the whole man. 138
Christ alone knew how to discern good from evil. 27	Circumcision, why it was instituted. 138
Christ, when he took upon himself the iniquities of us all. 117	Circumcision, by what reasoning it took away sin. 143
The first concord of Christ, when it occurred. 115, 116, & 117; also the second. 117	Circumcision, what signs it prefigured. 143
The blood of Christ prevails over all the blood of the ancients. Refers to the animal sacrifices of the Old Testament. 21	The covenant of circumcision, why it was instituted by God. 144
Christ carried peace up into heaven. 115	Circumcision was a pledge of eternal life; whereas uncircumcision was a pledge of damnation. pledge original: "arrabo." A legal term for earnest money or a down payment that guarantees a future contract; here used to describe a spiritual guarantee. 144
Christ is the gathering of the waters; that is, of matter and grace. original: "congregatio aquarum." An allegorical interpretation of Genesis 1:9-10, linking the physical creation to Christ’s nature. 126	Circumcision, why it was performed on the eighth day. 144
A comparison in certain respects between Christ and Jonah. 116	The pact of circumcision, where it was first given to the Gentiles. 188
Christ was made an all-encompassing sacrifice for us. original: "omnimodū sacrificiū." 114	Clemency, how it is measured at the table of justice. 162
Christians and all wise men agree on the position of the Ideas. Referring to the Platonic "Forms" or "Ideas" as they exist within the Divine Mind. 119	Heaven, into how many portions it is divided. 93
Christ, by what name he was expressed in the Old Law. Referring to the Old Testament. 118	Whether heaven is animated. original: "animatū." A common philosophical debate on whether the celestial spheres possessed their own souls or intelligences. 210, 211, 212, 213, 214
Christ, how he showed himself to be the beginning, middle, and end of all things. 219	Heaven and earth, how they existed before the creation of all things. 44
The foods prepared for us by God after life was infused into us. 52	Whether heaven is more excellent than man. 212
To whom solid food is given, and to whom the wisdom of the perfect is communicated. Alludes to 1 Corinthians 3:2 regarding spiritual maturity. 79	In what way the matter of heaven differs from the matter of things that are born and decay. original: "materia generabiliū & corruptibiliū." Refers to the Aristotelian idea that celestial bodies are made of an incorruptible fifth element, unlike things on earth. 7