: Reconstructed in the 1960s by scholar Mordecai Margalioth , who pieced it together from fragments found in the Cairo Geniza .
: The second heaven, where angels of wisdom and judgment reside. sefer harazim
Sefer HaRazim (The Book of Secrets) is a foundational text of early Jewish mysticism and magic, dating likely to the late antiquity period (4th to 5th century CE). Attributed in its introduction to Noah but ostensibly revealed to Adam by the Archangel Raziel, the text stands as a unique bridge between the apocalyptic literature of the Second Temple period and the later development of Hekhalot (Palace) mysticism. Unlike the theosophical speculations of the Kabbalah that would emerge centuries later, Sefer HaRazim is principally a practical manual of theurgy—magic performed via divine names to manipulate the world. This paper explores the text’s complex cosmology, its utilization of the solar Helios figure, its pragmatic approach to divine intervention, and its significant polemical stance against the emerging dominance of Christian miracles. : Reconstructed in the 1960s by scholar Mordecai
The protagonist of the text is Noah, who receives the book to safeguard the Ark. The introduction frames the text as the "book of Adam," linking the wisdom to the primordial man, yet the narrative urgency is tied to the preservation of life during the Flood. Attributed in its introduction to Noah but ostensibly
: Invoking specific spirits to cure diseases or physical ailments.
Note: This is the editio princeps and remains the standard scholarly edition. Margalioth reconstructed the text from Genizah fragments and other medieval manuscripts.
: Supposedly given to Noah by the angel Raziel to help him build the ark and navigate the flood.