God´s image in Bavli Berakot

Abstract

The Treatise of Blessings of the Babylonian Talmud contains meticulous precepts established by the Jewish sages aiming to teach the pious Jews to lead a sanctifying life, in every moment, according to the Law of Moses. Echoes of such principles may be found in all Jewish mystical literature, since late Antiquity up to these days. From them emerges an image of the God of Israel whose traits are drawn in this study, which we could condense in a multifaceted, multicoloured prism, all made of shadow and light. Key-words: God, man, Law, free, prayer.