the unity and omnipotence of God, which appear multiform on the one hand, and yet, are uniform.

The famous opening words of the book are as follows:

Origin

A cryptic story in the Babylonian Talmud states,

According to modern historians, the origin of the text is unknown, and hotly debated. Some scholars believe it might have an early medieval origin, while others cite earlier traditions appearing in the book. Most contemporary scholars date the text's authorship to

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