Moses de León
Moses de León | |
|---|---|
משה בן שם-טוב די-ליאון | |
Statue of Moses in Guadalajara, Spain (Luis Sanguino) | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | c. 1240 |
| Died | 1305 |
| Known for | Kabbalah |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
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Moses de León (c. 1240 – 1305), known in Hebrew as Moshe ben Shem-Tov (משה בן שם-טוב די-ליאון), was a Spanish rabbi and Kabbalist who first publicized the Zohar. Modern scholars believe the Zohar is his own work, despite his claim to have copied it out of an ancient manuscript by Shimon ben Yochai. His other works include Sefer ha-Rimon, written in Hebrew, and hundreds of pseudepigraphic responsa, commentaries, and Kabbalistic tracts which he falsely attributed to earlier authorities.