I'm voting to reopen this because i think it's worth exploring this issue outside of the context of the subway, as the answers to the other question (rightly) deal with payment and the like. — Cnsersmoit49 secs ago
Sefer Yetsira (Book of Formation/Book of Creation) is attributed to Abraham the Patriarch.
The historical origin of the Sefer Yetzirah was placed by Reitzenstein (Poimandres, p. 291) in the 2nd century BCE. According to Christopher P. Benton, the Hebrew grammatical form places its origin clos...
@Mr.Bultitude In context of that passage in Isaiah (48:20-22), this verse refers to the tribulations of the Babylonians and Chaldeans who had persecuted the Jews (see Rashi, ad loc. "There is no peace - for Nevuchadnetzar and his progeny"). However, the Talmud does understand that this verse carries the additional meaning that the wicked will suffer after death as their souls are cleansed (see Shabbos 152b and K'subos 104a, see also Chagiga 15a).
Sefer Yetsira (Book of Formation/Book of Creation) is attributed to Abraham the Patriarch.
The historical origin of the Sefer Yetzirah was placed by Reitzenstein (Poimandres, p. 291) in the 2nd century BCE. According to Christopher P. Benton, the Hebrew grammatical form places its origin clos...
