This is a translation from the critical Aramaic text of the "Zohar". This volume, together with volume two, covers more than half of the "Zohar's" commentary on the "Book of Genesis" (through Genesis 32:3).

"[Matt's] text is the most authoritative English translation and the only English edition that goes directly to the source, unearthing many of the major surviving manuscripts of the original language."--Library Journal
"Daniel Matt's translation of, and commentary to, the Zohar is a powerfully poetic rendition of this spiritual masterpiece. It is a book to be studied, not read. As one who has pondered and taught the Zohar for many years, I found Matt's interpretation learned, insightful, and very beautiful. Often, his translation and commentary changed my understanding of passages I thought I had already mastered."--David R. Blumenthal, Journal of the American Academy of Religion

"Daniel Matt's landmark translation of the Zohar from the original tongues into English is a tour de force of scholarship and linguistic imagination-in the service of heaven."