Comments on: Why Do the Jews Abstain From Pork? http://www.framingbusiness.net/archives/109 Writings of Gavin C. Schmitt Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:11:01 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Just a Hebrew http://www.framingbusiness.net/archives/109/comment-page-1#comment-28787 Just a Hebrew Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:43:30 +0000 http://framingbusin.setupmyblog.com/2006/why-do-the-jews-abstain-from-pork/#comment-28787 You can believe what you want. We will all find out in the end of days. I for one plan to follow the Torah. In regards to the King James edition of the Bible, there are more problems than what you talked about. That is why you need to go back to the Hebrew version of the Torah, not the english version. You can believe what you want. We will all find out in the end of days. I for one plan to follow the Torah. In regards to the King James edition of the Bible, there are more problems than what you talked about. That is why you need to go back to the Hebrew version of the Torah, not the english version.

]]> By: Steelystan http://www.framingbusiness.net/archives/109/comment-page-1#comment-28415 Steelystan Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:15:43 +0000 http://framingbusin.setupmyblog.com/2006/why-do-the-jews-abstain-from-pork/#comment-28415 Oh, on a lighter note, I read somewhere that in one imprint of the King James edition of the Bible some centuries ago, a misprint gave us instruction that "Thou Shalt commit adultery". Readers of the day must have been rejoicing at the relaxation of this commandment and asking when, how often and with whom? Seriously though, if we are to believe in the word of God, we might perhaps be suspicious of the printing of men. I'd hate to think what might happen if we adopted a strict position insisting we all scrupulously carry out the word of God had the misprint been "Thou shalt kill". Oh, on a lighter note, I read somewhere that in one imprint of the King James edition of the Bible some centuries ago, a misprint gave us instruction that “Thou Shalt commit adultery”. Readers of the day must have been rejoicing at the relaxation of this commandment and asking when, how often and with whom? Seriously though, if we are to believe in the word of God, we might perhaps be suspicious of the printing of men. I’d hate to think what might happen if we adopted a strict position insisting we all scrupulously carry out the word of God had the misprint been “Thou shalt kill”.

]]> By: Steelystan http://www.framingbusiness.net/archives/109/comment-page-1#comment-28414 Steelystan Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:03:28 +0000 http://framingbusin.setupmyblog.com/2006/why-do-the-jews-abstain-from-pork/#comment-28414 In reply to "Just a Hebrew", I would ask how far biblical literalism should be taken? I am prepared to respect anyones love of their scripture, but I would be cautious in accepting it verbatim in all senses. I say this because, pragmatically, we know that the bible, the Torah and the Quran, are all documents created by men, in the belief they represent the word of God. Even if this is true, which for all I know it may be, is it not also true that unscrupulous religious leaders may be tempted to impose their own earthly wishes in God's name? These ideas might then be accepted over time as enjoying God's authority, when they arise out of lesser minds. I this sense, its not hard to see how a sensible rule about not eating pork could be adopted as God's will too. The logic might be that pork is preserved commonly through salting, which in an arid climate consumes too much water (in salt production) whereas beef can be airdried easily. This good sense gets accepted over time as God's will. Nothing wrong with that, but maybe a way scripture evolves. In reply to “Just a Hebrew”, I would ask how far biblical literalism should be taken? I am prepared to respect anyones love of their scripture, but I would be cautious in accepting it verbatim in all senses. I say this because, pragmatically, we know that the bible, the Torah and the Quran, are all documents created by men, in the belief they represent the word of God. Even if this is true, which for all I know it may be, is it not also true that unscrupulous religious leaders may be tempted to impose their own earthly wishes in God’s name? These ideas might then be accepted over time as enjoying God’s authority, when they arise out of lesser minds. I this sense, its not hard to see how a sensible rule about not eating pork could be adopted as God’s will too. The logic might be that pork is preserved commonly through salting, which in an arid climate consumes too much water (in salt production) whereas beef can be airdried easily. This good sense gets accepted over time as God’s will. Nothing wrong with that, but maybe a way scripture evolves.

]]> By: Just a Hebrew http://www.framingbusiness.net/archives/109/comment-page-1#comment-28222 Just a Hebrew Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:13:14 +0000 http://framingbusin.setupmyblog.com/2006/why-do-the-jews-abstain-from-pork/#comment-28222 Here we go again. The reason we do not eat pork has nothing to do with cannibalism. It is because GOD instructed us in the TORAH that we should eat only meat that both eats it cud and has a true split hoof. Pigs and hogs do not fall into this; therefore, we do not eat them. Please just read the BIBLE and try not to put to much thought into why GOD said DO NOT. If you want to honor GOD then you will follow his rule for living. If you do not want to honor GOD then don't. It's up to you. We can see who is right in the end of days. Here we go again. The reason we do not eat pork has nothing to do with cannibalism. It is because GOD instructed us in the TORAH that we should eat only meat that both eats it cud and has a true split hoof. Pigs and hogs do not fall into this; therefore, we do not eat them. Please just read the BIBLE and try not to put to much thought into why GOD said DO NOT. If you want to honor GOD then you will follow his rule for living. If you do not want to honor GOD then don’t. It’s up to you. We can see who is right in the end of days.

]]> By: stringer http://www.framingbusiness.net/archives/109/comment-page-1#comment-28028 stringer Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:15:41 +0000 http://framingbusin.setupmyblog.com/2006/why-do-the-jews-abstain-from-pork/#comment-28028 This is just a thought - but is it possible that a prohibition on pork in middle eastern countries has anything to do with its similarity to human meat? I remember a story about a German butcher in the war who seemed to have far more pork than rations allowed and it turned out that he was a serial killer selling the fruits of his terrible labour. I can easily imagine this as a way of detaching Judaism from older religious where cannibalism may have been permitted (or indeed something Judaism inherited from an older religion that had the same goal to make a taboo out of cannibalism. Discuss! This is just a thought – but is it possible that a prohibition on pork in middle eastern countries has anything to do with its similarity to human meat? I remember a story about a German butcher in the war who seemed to have far more pork than rations allowed and it turned out that he was a serial killer selling the fruits of his terrible labour.

I can easily imagine this as a way of detaching Judaism from older religious where cannibalism may have been permitted (or indeed something Judaism inherited from an older religion that had the same goal to make a taboo out of cannibalism.

Discuss!

]]> By: rowland http://www.framingbusiness.net/archives/109/comment-page-1#comment-28027 rowland Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:46:42 +0000 http://framingbusin.setupmyblog.com/2006/why-do-the-jews-abstain-from-pork/#comment-28027 If A is success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut. If A is success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut.

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