tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523041.post115574252744242587..comments2024-02-08T00:38:57.594-05:00Comments on Talmud תלמוד by Tzvee Zahavy: Talmud and TabooTzvee Zahavyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15833902273722124103noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523041.post-70875635894655424712007-08-23T19:13:00.000-04:002007-08-23T19:13:00.000-04:00My first "kvetch":You should say that these postin...My first "kvetch":<BR/><BR/>You should say that these postings are recycled. <BR/><BR/>I wouldn't want anyone to think that my two comments above are brand new. (smirk)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523041.post-1155783616044286792006-08-16T23:00:00.000-04:002006-08-16T23:00:00.000-04:00"What is significant in this pericope is not the c..."What is significant in this pericope is not the cosmosization of the cult. Rather, in juxtapositions such as this one, it is the deliberate depiction of the mystical charisma of the rabbi in the cultural terms of the Talmudic system in its own syntax, built painstakingly from the morphological components inherited from the Israelite predecessors."<BR/><BR/>Whew, what a mouthful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523041.post-1155783030138414762006-08-16T22:50:00.000-04:002006-08-16T22:50:00.000-04:00"Ancient Israelite religion, according to the sour..."Ancient Israelite religion, according to the sources we have, paid fair attention to sacrifice and sexual taboo."<BR/><BR/>What we moderns call taboo, the ancients (quoting Hashem), called toevah. Who knows, maybe the two words are etymologically related.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com