Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Harold Holmyard <hholmyard3 AT earthlink.net>]

Dear Dave,
>   Allow me this afterthought, Kevin. I do not ever try to convince believers 
> much less non-believers of the inerrancy of Scripture. I do not believe I can 
> offer any defense for the truth of Torah better than Torah itself. I proclaim 
> it but never defend it. Of course, I refute and debate fallacious arguments 
> against the Book all the time because without the right starting point, no 
> meanigful discussion can be had.
>  
>  To another point, the B'rit Hadashah (New Testament) makes clear that the Spirit of G-d is required to comprehend the things of G-d. This is a point where non-believers will have to remian frustrated because there is nothing believers can do to change it. However, believers are able to compare their difference in understanding before and after belief which non-believers are not ever able to do as it is literally impossible. The way you refer to the text at the p'shat (surface) level is clear evidence of this. What the text says can be interpreted through PaRDeS and all else is not even close.

HH: What do you mean by PaRDeS? I suppose you mean garden. Are you using 
the word as a metaphor for the visible earth, external reality, or 
something?

> I just want to help you see it through my eyes despite the gulf between us 
> (and the Tserach is the only bridge from your side to mine).
>   

HH: What does Tserach represent? It may be a software program that 
searches, but that is probably not what you mean. I think of the Hebrew 
letters tsade, resh, and het, but I don't see a noun for those letters. 
I think of Tsemach, "branch" (Jer 23:5).

Yours,
Harold Holmyard
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