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Re: US fuming over Israeli criticism of Kerry |
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Posted by subfan on Thu Jul 31 18:17:28 2014, in response to Re: US fuming over Israeli criticism of Kerry, posted by Olog-hai on Thu Jul 31 08:10:39 2014. Not quite. You questioned someone's bona fides as an Orthodox Jew based on a comment regarding the literal accuracy of Hebrew Scripture. While Judaism doesn't follow the Catholic model of having a single absolute authority, there is significant weight given to the views of the great Rabbis and religious scholars throughout Jewish history - including when such authorities gave non-literal explanations of Scripture. As such, the individual in question's comments in no way harm his claim to be Orthodox.FYI, there are groups that follow a much more literal reading of Scripture. These include the Samaritans, a tiny but ancient sect that lives primarily in modern-day Nablus (near Mt. Grezim) and the Israeli city of Holon, south of Tel Aviv, and ythe Karaites, a group that lived alongside many more "traditional" Jewish communities through history. Their views, though, are far from Jewish Orthodoxy. subfan |
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