It’s a question that newbies often cannot get a straight answer to:
Which Tree of Life is the oldest?
There are several main versions of the Tree of Life that belong to different schools. Each one has different letter attributions and different shapes, so it can be difficult for the new student to decide which one they should be working with. We’re going to look at the history and development of each one and assess their merits.
Joseph ben Abraham Gikatilla, ‘Portae lucis’, (1516)
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In 1516 a diagram of the Tree of Life was drawn by Johann Reuchlin and it came to appear on the cover of Paolo Riccio’s Latin translation of Joseph Gikatilla’s