Was the Sefer Ha Zohar written by Moses de Leon?

Most scholars believe Moses de Leon wrote the Zohar, but some do not, though it was clearly written near his time. It seems to me if he himself wrote the main body of the Zohar, he would not have incorporated several older passages which not only do not fit in, but actually contradict the main body of the text. read more

Moses De León, original name Moses Ben Shem Tov, (born 1250, León [Spain]—died 1305, Arevalo), Jewish Kabbalist and presumably the author of the Sefer ha-Zohar (“Book of Splendour”), the most important work of Jewish mysticism; for a number of centuries its influence among Jews rivaled that of the Old Testament and the Talmud, the rabbinical compendium of law, lore, and commentary. read more

The Zohar [radiance] is the greatest classic of Jewish mysticism. It is a mystical commentary on the Torah, written in Aramaic, and is purported to be the teachings of the 2nd century Palestinian Rabbi Shimon ben Yohai. read more