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    Meditation and the Bible
    Meditation and the Bible
    Meditation and the Bible
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    Meditation and the Bible

    By Aryeh Kaplan

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    A highly radical interpretation of the Bible demonstrating the methods of meditation used by the Prophets to attain their unique states of consciousness. First English translation from ancient unpublished manuscripts, with commentary.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRed Wheel Weiser
    Release dateJan 15, 1988
    ISBN9781609254865
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