ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the concepts discussed in this book. The book describes how the concept of PaRDeS seems to encompass a psychotherapeutic model if this multiple hermeneutic system for interpreting written texts is applied to the behavioral domain of interpreting life contexts. It examines the two more complex mystical phases of sod comprised in the Pardes-PaRDeS combined formulation. Perceiving the pardes legend as a parable, Ben Zoma may symbolize people's eternal danger of being caught in an unresolvable position dealing with the non-rational mystic world of transcendence. The early use of pardes refers to a famous legend appearing in the Talmud concerning four sages of the second century who engaged in esoteric-speculative studies. The early use of pardes refers to a famous legend appearing in the Talmud concerning four sages of the second century who engaged in esoteric-speculative studies.
