… аnd thаt thеrе іѕ a veiled message οr meaning?
Jews саn study thе text οf thе Torah οn four levels:
* Peshat, thе plain (simple) οr literal reading;
* Remez, thе allegorical reading through text’s hint οr allusion
* Derash, thе metaphorical reading through a (rabbinic sermon’s) comparison/illustration (midrash)
* Sod, thе veiled meaning reading through text’s secret οr mystery
One level οf meaning doesn’t negate аnу οthеr.
Thе "tаlеѕ" matter, though уου point out tο interpret thеm.
to what book are you referring ?
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THE BIBLE MATTERS..
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Yes, the Jews consider most of the bible to be allegory.
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I never address the Jews because they are not religious people. They only defend their Judaic roots. The ultra conservative Jews will never show up in here! I may be incorrect… but that only in somebody’s perception…
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resolution: Some Jews view the first part of Genesis as a teaching myth and doubt that a global flood occurred. Some Jews view the first part of Genesis as a teaching myth but all other tales as actual. Some Jews view most of the tales in the Tanakh as legends/teaching tales. Some Jews believe everything, especially in the Torah, as factual.
NB is having a fit of wishful thought, doubtless because Jews won’t convert. I know MANY Jews who are very religious (including myself as someone converting).
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Of course the tales in the Torah (AKA Bible) matter. They are fact.
What you are referring to is called Midrash. In a nutshell- Midrash is the "prolonged version" of what really occured. While the Torah might reference an incident in just a few words, the Midrash expands on what happened, going into much more point.
Sometimes, the Midrash will take a tale out of context to described a "veiled meaning" but that doesn’t mean that the actual tale never occured.
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Orthodox Jew, studied Torah and Midrash
Jews can study the text of the Torah on four levels:
* Peshat, the plain (simple) or literal reading;
* Remez, the allegorical reading through text’s hint or allusion
* Derash, the metaphorical reading through a (rabbinic sermon’s) comparison/illustration (midrash)
* Sod, the veiled meaning reading through text’s secret or mystery
One level of meaning doesn’t negate any other.
The "tales" matter, though you point out to interpret them.
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Me, Conservative Jew and former Hebrew School teacher