Manly Palmer Hall (1901 – 1990) was a Canadian author which became sufficiently known and respected as a lecture and interpreter of the ancient writings.

“The Qabbalah, the Secret Doctrine of Israel” is one of works by Manly Palmer Hall that refers to the creation of esoteric method, discipline, and school of thought that originated in Judaism, which appeared in the XII century and spread in the XVI century. Hall gave the full description in his research for that esoteric tradition that claims the secret knowledge contained in the Torah, the divine revelation.