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A brief epilogue of things said, and an introduction to things yet to be said . . . 69. T
What is the highest happiness and Blessedness? and how is it attained? . . . 57. G
Who are called the Black-clad Brothers, and in what colors they are clothed . . . 15. R
The Frankfurt marketplace of the Germans . . . 2. C
The ten steps through which we ascend to the knowledge of things . . . 5. O
The Hebrews seek the truth of speaking more than the ornament of speech . . . 8. I
The Hebrews suffer persecution because of false interpretation . . . 9. O
On the various states of human salvation and perdition . . . 36. M
The Jews expelled from Spain: at what time, and where they fled . . . 52. B
All lower things tend toward a higher perfection . . . 52. G
Jehoiachin is the same as Jeconiah, with the letters transposed . . . 13. M
On the double Tartarus: a deep abyss or hell in ancient thought of the lower regions . . . 19. N
How lower things communicate with higher things, and vice versa . . . 23. O
On the higher Jubilee: a cosmic cycle of spiritual liberation or return . . . 56. D
The prayers of the Jews: why they are not heard . . . 88. O
Very many books: which ones and for what reason they have perished . . . 75. S
Which books of Kabbalah the author used in writing these volumes . . . 16. T
The reconciliation of the first fall occurs through a new betrothal of the people with God . . . 21. D
The Law must be obeyed . . . 23. T
The Law was first seen in fire, then written on tablets, and finally explained by mouth . . . 71. Y
The distinction of letters and their manifold power . . . 77. H
On the grammatical exposition of letters . . . 77. I
On the arithmetic exposition of letters This refers to Gematria, the practice of calculating the numerical value of words . . . 77. K
On instructional letters to be referred to the words of the Masters; and physical letters signifying the creation of things . . . 78. M
On the accidental relation of letters, and the three types of Notaricon: a Kabbalistic system using the initial or final letters of words to form new meanings or acronyms . . . 80. O
On the alphabetical commutation and combination of letters, and that the Kabbalist must believe strongly . . . 80. P
Who is called a Marrano: a term for Sephardic Jews forced to convert to Christianity, often used derogatorily, and where the name comes from . . . 2. B
In the Merkavah: the "Chariot," referring to the mystical vision of the divine throne, there are three parts: Abraham is the higher, Isaac the lower, and Jacob the middle . . . 5. N
The mind of man: what it is and how it functions . . . 5. P
The ancients erred regarding many things in Mathematics . . . 6. V
What the Merkavah is . . . 6. C
On Mount Moriah shown to Abraham: Adam first constructed an altar there, upon which he himself offered, as did Cain, Abel, Noah, and his sons . . . 12. B

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