Introduction

episode 218 of jimmy akin's mysterious world, where belook at mysteries from the twin perspectives of faith and reason. In this episode, we're talking about the hidden origins of the jewish school of mysticism known as cabala. Cabaliss claim that its teachings go back more than three thousand years, but modern academic scholars have challenged this. Will also cover major events in the rather turbulent history of kabala including a brief look at the most famous false messiah in jewish history,. Also will be look at how kabala developed and how it influenced modern jewish movements like hasidism. Next week, we'll be going over the teachings ofKabala