02-01-2013, 04:49 AM
Shlama,
i don't know any reason to give this guy much credit. i first read this article a few years back, and even then i personally saw some major flaws here. the foremost flaw being that he relies heavily upon the opinions of the Talmud and Mishnaic rabbis. he RELIES on them. he takes them as AUTHORITY. this is where we can all say "OY." does he not think his readers might not have read the Talmud or the Mishnah as well? the one thing that everyone needs to take away from a reading of the Talmud is that the Talmud and Mishnah DON'T AGREE WITH THEMSELVES. it is simple, really. the rabbis argue and dispute over a meaning or a way to perform a commandment, or even mundane lifestyle matters and national history. most of the time they discuss it and the conclusion is never stated as to which idea is authoritative. thus we have the schools of Shammai and Hillel - differing opinions because nobody could agree. (there's a joke in there)...
but Mr. Minge throws out the Talmud as authority that what the rabbis said was uncontestable -- law. here's a little secret: it was LAW to them. period. the rabbi stating a particular "whatever" held authority only so much as people placed their faith in him.
tell the Kariate Jews that the writings of the Talmud and Mishnah are authoritative.
dig up a Sadducee and do the same.
they won't be so ready to acquiesce to Mr. Minge's assertions - i'll bet a shekel on that.
hmmm, so do we have another source OUTSIDE of the Talmudic umbrella that differs in any way from what they say? well, i know this guy, see -- his name is Josephus, and he likes to write in a language nobody really spoke <!-- s
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crazy guy!
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so yeah, keep an open mind and don't dismiss everyone right off, but don't let your brains fall out in doing so!
Chayim b'Moshiach,
Jeremy
i don't know any reason to give this guy much credit. i first read this article a few years back, and even then i personally saw some major flaws here. the foremost flaw being that he relies heavily upon the opinions of the Talmud and Mishnaic rabbis. he RELIES on them. he takes them as AUTHORITY. this is where we can all say "OY." does he not think his readers might not have read the Talmud or the Mishnah as well? the one thing that everyone needs to take away from a reading of the Talmud is that the Talmud and Mishnah DON'T AGREE WITH THEMSELVES. it is simple, really. the rabbis argue and dispute over a meaning or a way to perform a commandment, or even mundane lifestyle matters and national history. most of the time they discuss it and the conclusion is never stated as to which idea is authoritative. thus we have the schools of Shammai and Hillel - differing opinions because nobody could agree. (there's a joke in there)...
but Mr. Minge throws out the Talmud as authority that what the rabbis said was uncontestable -- law. here's a little secret: it was LAW to them. period. the rabbi stating a particular "whatever" held authority only so much as people placed their faith in him.
tell the Kariate Jews that the writings of the Talmud and Mishnah are authoritative.
dig up a Sadducee and do the same.
they won't be so ready to acquiesce to Mr. Minge's assertions - i'll bet a shekel on that.
hmmm, so do we have another source OUTSIDE of the Talmudic umbrella that differs in any way from what they say? well, i know this guy, see -- his name is Josephus, and he likes to write in a language nobody really spoke <!-- s
--><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/wink1.gif" alt="" title="Wink" /><!-- s --> , according to Mr. Minge, and write in it not only for his countrymen in the land, but also to the exiles in the Diaspora. crazy guy!
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tupid: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/withstupid.gif" alt="tupid:" title="Stupid" /><!-- stupid: --> so yeah, keep an open mind and don't dismiss everyone right off, but don't let your brains fall out in doing so!
Chayim b'Moshiach,
Jeremy