02-25-2010, 02:50 AM
Shlama,
drinking shekhar is actually part of the commands for Tabernacles, and if i recall rightly it should be understood as "beer," correct?
one passage i've always thought didn't fit into the "wine is really grape juice" teaching is that Yeshuwa was accused of being a "winebibber," wasn't He? who would legitimately try to accuse someone of drinking grape juice to discredit them? that wouldn't make any sense unless He truly was drinking alcohol.
the Peshitta's use of KHEMRA is the direct cognate to the Hebrew CHEMER, which is quite uncontestably alcoholic in nature. this means to me that the Peshitta's use should be understood as meaning the same.
as long as one's drinking is not in excess, or in defiance to a health problem, i don't see anything wrong with it. i've recently started taking a liking to sake, myself - Japanese rice wine. ahhh <!-- s
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Chayim b'Moshiach,
Jeremy
drinking shekhar is actually part of the commands for Tabernacles, and if i recall rightly it should be understood as "beer," correct?
one passage i've always thought didn't fit into the "wine is really grape juice" teaching is that Yeshuwa was accused of being a "winebibber," wasn't He? who would legitimately try to accuse someone of drinking grape juice to discredit them? that wouldn't make any sense unless He truly was drinking alcohol.
the Peshitta's use of KHEMRA is the direct cognate to the Hebrew CHEMER, which is quite uncontestably alcoholic in nature. this means to me that the Peshitta's use should be understood as meaning the same.
as long as one's drinking is not in excess, or in defiance to a health problem, i don't see anything wrong with it. i've recently started taking a liking to sake, myself - Japanese rice wine. ahhh <!-- s
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Jeremy