Or when he will touch a human’s impurity– for any impurity of his through which he will become impure… Leviticus 5:3 How does society address individuals’ misdeeds? Is there any written code to get them back into the fold? “No” is the answer in modernity. In antiquity, however, a written code existed; it was promulgatedContinue reading “Mechanism: Vayikra”
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Punishment: Vayikra’s Ten Commandments’ Moment
Punishments are mysteriously absent from the Ten Commandments. The “shall not’s” are not accompanied by prescribed penalties. The Torah Portion Vayikra, however, begins to address commandment violation punishments. The remedies for sin, per Vayikra, are in the form of animal sacrifice and grain offerings. According to Richard Elliott Friedman, the sacrifice’s purpose was to recognizeContinue reading “Punishment: Vayikra’s Ten Commandments’ Moment”
A Ten Commandments’ Moment From Vayikra: A Legit Split?
Some commentators break down the Ten Commandments into two sections, five-and-five. The first group of five are laws detailing one’s relationship with God; the second set dealing with purely human relations. Does the Torah Portion Vayikra’s Ten Commandments’ moment dispel this assertion? Vayikra includes the following passage relevant to the Decalogue: “And the Lord spokeContinue reading “A Ten Commandments’ Moment From Vayikra: A Legit Split?”
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