Abrahamic Only: Who is Jehovah?

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Sounds like you are pushing to make commentaries of equal weight to the originals...my first objection, sir.

Since I said that they aren't commentaries, your conclusion is false.

 

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In a very simplified sense, the second part is an accurate start. No Jew would ever use the word "mishna" to refer to a categorization of scripture. The gemara is not exactly the commentaries on the mishna. It is significantly more than that. TO call it a commentary is to miss a point about the entire nature of the talmud and the development of law.

Even a translated version of scripture is theologically informed...we see this often in the NT for various English versions.
Unless the scripture is rendered verbatum or scribed EXACTLY it cannot but help reflect the actual theology of the later rabbi, as far as I can see.

And commonsensically, the oral tradition, unless recited by every single-same vowel point, jot and tittle lisped, has a lot more variance in manifestation compared to written traditions.

 

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Even a translated version of scripture is theologically informed...we see this often in the NT for various English versions.
Unless the scripture is rendered verbatum or scribed EXACTLY it cannot but help reflect the actual theology of the later rabbi, as far as I can see.

And commonsensically, the oral tradition, unless recited by every single-same vowel point, jot and tittle lisped, has a lot more variance in manifestation compared to written traditions.

You have used many words but said nothing. Since we use the Hebrew scripture which has not been translated so your first part is not pertinent. Your second statement is not wrong -- the oral tradition has variation and needs explication, but we have a tradition driving that explication, so you haven't really raised any challenge.

 

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You have used many words but said nothing. Since we use the Hebrew scripture which has not been translated so your first part is not pertinent. Your second statement is not wrong -- the oral tradition has variation and needs explication, but we have a tradition driving that explication, so you haven't really raised any challenge.

What would be that tradition?

 

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What would be that tradition?

Here is one resource The Making of a Halachic Decision: A Comprehensive Analysis & Guide to Halachic Rulings: Rabbi Moshe Walter: 9781614650898: Amazon.com: Books

Here is a shorter explanation The Halachic System | A Question of Jewish Law