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The Talmud
And its effect in casting Jewish personality
D.r: ODEH A. O ABDULLAH
Abstract
From an analytical perspective, this research looks at the Talmud, the holy book of the Jews, in an attempt to bring to the surface the role that this book has played in shaping and casting Jewish personality. It is evident that the practices of the Jews do reflect a lot of the teachings of the Talmud, the thing which has made Jewish personality Talmudically colored. As a matter of fact, we do not exaggerate if we say that Jewish personality is Talmudic.
For the Jews, the Talmud represents the rabbis’ interpretation of the Torah. The Orthodox, however, view it as being revealed from the heavens, like the Torah. Regardless of these matters, the status of the Talmud, in the sight of the Jews, despite their differences, is that of a sacred book whose status is comparable to the torah if it does not exceed it.
The Talmud contains very eccentric teaching, not only about their racist Jewish look at others but also their look at Allah, the angels and the jinn; and their look at the woman, the magic and Jesus. Over the years, such teachings have become an integral part of the Jewish character. They integrated with it and according to them, has the Jewish character been cast and molded.
A lot of these teaching were concealed. Since the time, other nations got access to them, however, such teaching were strongly deprecated and ridiculed, then those nations stood in front of such teachings in an endeavor to prevent their circulation.
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The Talmud
And its effect in casting Jewish personality
D.r: ODEH A. O ABDULLAH
Abstract
From an analytical perspective, this research looks at the Talmud, the holy book of the
Jews, in an attempt to bring to the surface the role that this book has played in shaping
and casting Jewish personality. It is evident that the practices of the Jews do reflect a
lot of the teachings of the Talmud, the thing which has made Jewish personality
Talmudically colored. As a matter of fact, we do not exaggerate if we say that Jewish
personality is Talmudic.
For the Jews, the Talmud represents the rabbis’ interpretation of the Torah. The
Orthodox, however, view it as being revealed from the heavens, like the Torah.
Regardless of these matters, the status of the Talmud, in the sight of the Jews, despite
their differences, is that of a sacred book whose status is comparable to the torah if it
does not exceed it.
The Talmud contains very eccentric teaching, not only about their racist Jewish look
at others but also their look at Allah, the angels and the jinn; and their look at the
woman, the magic and Jesus. Over the years, such teachings have become an integral
part of the Jewish character. They integrated with it and according to them, has the
Jewish character been cast and molded.
A lot of these teaching were concealed. Since the time, other nations got access to
them, however, such teaching were strongly deprecated and ridiculed, then those
nations stood in front of such teachings in an endeavor to prevent their circulation.