The Way of God (Derekh Hashem)

Moshe Chaim Luzzatto's eighteenth-century treatise systematically explains creation, providence, the soul, reward and punishment, prophecy and the commandments, drawing on Kabbalistic principles while writing in clear philosophical prose. Aryeh Kaplan's annotated bilingual translation makes it an orderly introduction to a Jewish mystical worldview, appreciated by both traditional and academic readers. It is often studied in yeshivas as a primer of Jewish theology, and is equally useful to academic readers seeking a coherent traditional system.