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Date Posted: 21:59:13 10/31/03 Fri
Author: schwabra
Author Host/IP: dialup-171.75.108.159.Dial1.Cincinnati1.Level3.net / 171.75.108.159
Subject: The "Bible" is a start
In reply to: Tornadotron 's message, "Re: That is why we need God." on 22:59:30 10/28/03 Tue

Or can be a start. See if you choose to use it as the essence of your morals, then you base your morals on it. Then if your morals cannot be found within it, you must re-evaluate them or the Bible.

In Judaism the Torah forms the beginning of legal thought. From there, other things are built, but they must have a basis back to the Torah. That is why all of the 613 commandments are primarily things found in the text of the Torah. Then these statements are interpreted to become actions, either positive or negative.

What is interesting is the fact that different sects of Judaism can interpret them differently, act on them differently, but still base them on the same Hebrew verse. The Hebrew verse is what must be seen as perfect, the interpretation does not change that.

See, in Judaism there is not the pressure of eternal damnation for sins. The idea of commandment really comes from the word "Mitzvot." This also can mean "good deed."

There are things you do not do, but there also are things you should do. The way a Jew lives these mitzvot is to find a way to make these 613 statements part of their life. To do this, they interpret them so that they can be lived. Today, we interpret Temple regulations to apply to our lives without the Temple, just so we can live these things.

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