03-01-2022, 11:22 PM
(03-01-2022, 09:30 PM)Blue Bird Wrote:(03-01-2022, 06:20 PM)searchinmyroots Wrote:(03-01-2022, 06:17 PM)Blue Bird Wrote: Thank you for the link. Yes it doesn't seem so clear.
The Book of Exodus wants us to realize that human beings participated in the creation of the Torah. But it does not want us to be too sure about how far that participation extended.
When I read that, another idea came to me.
Perhaps G‑d wrote the 10 commandments on the stone tablets. All the other commandments would take up too much space on the stone, so Moses wrote them on a scroll.
Let's add your idea to the commentaries!
But, knowing the Sages of the time, they probably already thought of that!
Still, it's a great idea.
Thank you!
Sometimes I think it would be nice if there were film footage and interviews from that time.
Well, if you ever go to a Chabad or other place where they study Talmud, you might see something similar. Basically a couple of Jews sitting opposite each other studying verses and offering their "opinions" on what is being said in the verses.
Of course thousands of years ago, the great sages had a "little" better connection and are thought to be the geniuses of the time. So yes, it would be very interesting to hear some of their debates. Some of which I'm going to guess lasted for hours and hours, even days and days.
Heck, we're still debating them!