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Re: [b-hebrew] how scholars debate controversial issues

From: "Gary Hedrick" <garyh AT cjfm.org>
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Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] how scholars debate controversial issues
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 14:00:50 -0500

Sorry, Harold, the second one is remez, not resh. That's what I get
for trusting my memory and not looking it up. Here's a reasonably good
summary: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pardes_system

Gary Hedrick
San Antonio, Texas USA

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Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] how scholars debate controversial issues

Harold, PaRDeS is an acronym referring to the rabbinic approach to
the interpretation of the Scriptures. It represents P'shat, Resh, Drash,
and Sod, the four levels upon which they believe a text may be viewed, and
very often, more than one simultaneously. P'shat (the open and most obvious
meaning) is the most common.

Gary Hedrick
San Antonio, Texas USA

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