Editing Zohar (section)

===Christian mysticism===
According to the ''Jewish Encyclopedia'', "The enthusiasm felt for the Zohar was shared by many Christian scholars, such as [[Giovanni Pico della Mirandola]], [[Johann Reuchlin]], [[Giles of Viterbo|Aegidius of Viterbo]], etc., all of whom believed that the book contained proofs of the truth of [[Christianity]].<ref name="jewcyclo406">{{cite encyclopedia|last=Jacobs|first=Joseph|author2=Broydé, Isaac|encyclopedia=Jewish Encyclopedia|title=Zohar|url=http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=142&letter=Z#406|publisher=Funk & Wagnalls Company}}</ref> They were led to this belief by the analogies existing between some of the teachings of the ''Zohar'' and certain Christian dogmas, such as the [[Fall of man|fall]] and redemption of man, and the dogma of the [[Trinity]], which seems to be expressed in the ''Zohar'' in the following terms:
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The Ancient of Days has three heads. He reveals himself in three archetypes, all three forming but one. He is thus symbolized by the number Three. They are revealed in one another. [These are:] first, secret, hidden 'Wisdom'; above that the Holy Ancient One; and above Him the Unknowable One. None knows what He contains; He is above all conception. He is therefore called for man 'Non-Existing' [''Ayin'']<ref name="jewcyclo406"/> (Zohar, iii. 288b).
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According to the ''Jewish Encyclopedia'', "This and other similar doctrines found in the Zohar are now known to be much older than Christianity, but the Christian scholars who were led by the similarity of these teachings to certain Christian dogmas deemed it their duty to propagate the Zohar."<ref name="jewcyclo406"/>