I got part way into Tucker's episode today and the guy mentioned Kabbalah. I had been curious about it, think I saw Charls Carrol mention it but never watched him long.
I figured it was some Jewish heresy like Christian gnosticism but GPT says its accepted in mainstream Orthodox Judaism but is only taught to like 10% of people? Is that right? It just sounds like the typical hidden knowledge type shit, but its very weird to hear that its accepted in mainline rabbinic Judaism. Anyone know about this?
I've been getting into Jewish theology a bit lately partly for apologetics about Messianic prophecy, partly to finally understand the Talmud after hearing so much etc. Im no expert at any of this by any stretch, but there is no doubt it has been hijacked by the rabbis since the Temple was destroyed. The entire religion completely changed and they had to respond to Christianity theologically (Messiah, fulfilled prophecy, no Temple for another Messiah etc).
It's pretty fascinating getting into that stuff, but all this esoteric/gnostic/occult whatever you want to call it stuff wasn't really on my radar. It blew my mind to read that it's accepted in Rabbinic Judaism and is just kept quiet, just not what I expected
I'm also investigating these things. As far as bible history goes, I think there's been an attempt to tarnish the seed of Abraham, meaning Islam and Judaism and it has been redeemed through Jesus Christ (Christianity), whom they reject.
Worst sibling rivalary of all time that calls directly back to Cain and Abel (edit: and Seth).
Rabbis were the ones promoting it, it's why Christ called them children of satan.