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Rabbis - Research Paper

Rabbis

One unaware with the ways of Rabbinic judaism would be stunned by
the Rabbinic literature. In this culture, the power of the to form
the law comes before the people, the Bible, and God's word. The Rabbi is
the sole determining factor in deciding what conduct is appropriate. They
chop up the bible, taking the pieces out of context to suit their opinion
of what the scripture means. Though the Rabbis are usually protecting the
needs of the Jewish people, the right of the Rabbis to make Jewish law is
frightening. One would guess that there would be more David Koresh types
with followers stockpiling weapons. This does not happen but for no good
reason.
The authority of the Rabbis ...

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no say in what it meant or contained. Rather
he was the first to interpret the words of God and write them. The fact
that God put in the Bible, obscure text for future Rabbis is a symbol that
he expected them to pick apart at even the most minute pieces of grammar.
The Rabbis are expected to find what is necessary in the Bible.
The story of Elizer shows that God's word is secondary to the
Rabbis' interpritation of the Bible. There are two important events in
this story. First, when God says "[Jewish law] always agrees with Eliezer"
and the Rabbis say that "It is not in heaven" (taking the word of the Bible
out of context to refute God), we see that God's word is unimportant to the
Jewish Rabbi. They truly believe that God's word is secondary to their
interpritation of the Bible. The Bible being God's words told earlier.
Second, the moment when God admits that "My children have defeated me".
This implies that the Rabbis are just for going above God. The Rabbis
thoughts ...

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Added: 4/3/2007 03:27:26 AM
Category: Religion
Type: Free Paper
Words: 619
Pages: 3

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