1285 CE: ABULAFIA publishes LIGHT of the INTELLECT

Jewish philosopher Abraham ibn Abulafia was born in Zaragoza, Spain, in 1240 CE and is considered the founder of the school of “Prophetic Kabbalah.”

His works include:

• Sefer ha–Ge’ulah (1273), a commentary on The Guide for the Perplexed
• Sefer ayyei ha–Nefesh, a commentary on The Guide for the Perplexed
• Sefer ha–Yashar (“Book of the Upright/Righteous”) (1279)
• Sefer Sitrei Torah (1280), a commentary on The Guide for the Perplexed

• Ayyei ha–Olam ha–Ba (“Life of the World to Come”) (1280)
• Or ha–Sekhel (“Light of the Intellect”)
• Get ha–Shemot
• Mafte’a ha–Re`ayon
• Gan Na’ul, a commentary on Sefer Yetzirah
• Otzar Eden Ganuz, another commentary on Sefer Yetzirah
• Sefer ha–eshek
• Sefer ha–Ot (“Book of the Sign”) (1285 x 1288)
• Imrei Shefer (“Words of Beauty”) (1291)