Scriptures and Talmud – What is Reality and What is Parable?

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Yaron Yadan 09/29/2006

Scriptures and Talmud – What is Reality and What is Parable?

The method of allegorical interpretation is not consistent and the reader cannot tell when something is parable and when it is not.

The Body of G-d

The Sages of the Talmud thought that G-d has a body and human qualities.

The Sages’ Knowledge on Matters of Dreams

Chazal made up interpretations of dreams, with no logic or clarity: sometimes a dream has meaning and sometimes is nonsense; sometimes dreams are from G-d and sometimes from the devil.

What is an etrog, what is a hadas?

The etrog used in our days is not the 'fruit of a goodly tree' mentioned in the Torah. The hadas used in our days is not the Biblical 'twigs of a plaited tree'.

The Torah Spoke in a Human Manner

Chazal's view of the Scriptures is ambivalent. Sometimes it speaks in a human manner, sometimes in cryptic ways, sometime precisely, all based on the Sages' whim.

Poetical Rhetoric

The Sages' rhetorical and odd interpretation of the Scriptures.

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