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VERSE: Gn01-14d
RASHIS COVERED: Gn01-14d Gn01-14e Gn01-14f Gn01-14g Gn01-15a
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY ---------------- Rashi sometimes makes inferences from WORD MEANINGS and GRAMMAR However Rashi can equally make inferences from OVERALL PARAGRAPH STRUCTURE. Rashi frequently uses REPEATING KEYWORDS to emphasize a BULLET-LIKE affect which hilights structure. EXAMPLE Gn01-14:15 Gn01-14d Gn01-14e Gn01-14f Gn01-14g Gn01-15a ---------------------------------------------------------------- These 2 Biblical sentences discuss the creation of the sun, moon and stars. By skillfully using the repeating keywords, THEY-WILL-BE and FOR the Biblical Author creates the effect of a double bulleted list --------------------------------------------------- THEY WILL BE [FOR TIME] FOR Signs FOR Holidays FOR Days FOR Years THEY WILL BE FOR LIGHT --------------------------------------------------- Note the elegance with which the modern effect of a doubly bulleted list is created! The Rashi comments clearly reflect not comments on meaning, nor comments on OTHER VERSES, which do support his interpretation; rather the Rashi comments reflect the clear statement of the BULLETED STRUCTURE. Here are the Rashi comments The SUN and MOON determine TIME RELATED ITEMS: - The revolution of the EARTH around the sun determines YEARS - The revolution of the EARTH on its axis determines DAYS - The revolution of the EARTH around the sun determines HOLIDAYS - THe HOLIDAYS SYMBOLically affirm values such as BLOOM, GROWTH, etc. The SUN and MOON provide LIGHTING (So eg thiefs are more likely to strike at night when people cant see; building and commerce is facilitated by daylight etc.) Note the Divine brevity and punchiness of the Bullet method. | ||
ITEM | DETAIL | |
RASHI RULE CLASS: | BULLETS | |
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS | BULLETING | |
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE | #26 | |
SEE BELOW | LIST107a | |
List of clauses in | Gn01-14:15:SUN/MOON:FOR a)TIME(days..b)LIGHT |
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List of clauses in Gn01-14:15:SUN/MOON:FOR a)TIME(days..b)LIGHT | |||||
KEYWORD-1 | MAIN THEME | KEYWORD-2 | SECONDARY THEME | Explanation | |
THEY WILL BE | [FOR TIME] | *1 | |||
FOR | Signs | *2 | |||
FOR | Holidays | *3 | |||
FOR | Days | *4 | |||
FOR | Years | *5 | |||
----------- | -------- | --- | ----- | ---------- | |
THEY WILL BE | FOR LIGHT | *6 | |||
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*1 The two keywords THEY-WILL-BE vs FOR define two levels of explanation. - THEY WILL BE defines the two main thems: TIME and LIGHT Note that LIGHT is explicitly stated while TIME is inferred from the examples*10 - FOR defines the subthemes: Types of time: Day, Year, holidays and symbolic occasions.*11 *2 Since the BULLET structure shows that the general theme is TIME*11 therefore we must interpret the word SYMBOL as meaning SYMBOLIC OCCASIONS. This is consistent with Jewish HOLIDAYS: Thus PASSOVER the holiday of FREEDOM occurs in the SPRING. The Jewish NEW YEAR occurs in SEPTEMBER, in the so called FALL when leaves and nature FALL and KNEEL before the sovereignty of God. Shavuoth the holiday of receipt of the Torah -- the holiday of SPIRITUAL GROWTH thru learning occurs on the 6th of the month when the moon grows towards fullness. In all cases the times of the Jewish holidays symbolically affirm the occasions they celebrate *3 Holidays are determined by the SEASONS of the year: Passover BY LAW must occur in the SPRING; Jewish New Year must occur at the time of the falling of leaves, etc.*12 *4 The DAY and NIGHT are determined by the revolution of the earth on its axis *5 YEARS are determined by the revolution of the earth around the sun. *6 The second major theme is that the SUN provides LIGHT. Thus e.g. the Bible in Job refers to Thieves as the SONS OF DARKNESS since LIGHT prevents or deters crime. Similarly LIGHT facilitates commerce and building. | |||||
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*10 Such inferences are justified by the Rabbi Ishmael rule of GENERALIZATION FROM EXAMPLES. Here we generalize HOLIDAYS, DAYS and YEARS to the general concept of TIME *11 The fact that we interpret the Hebrew OTH which is translated as SYMBOL to refer to SYMBOLIC OCCASIONS, this fact, is justified by the BULLET STRUCTURE which includes SYMBOL with DAYS, YEARS and HOLIDAYS. Thus the LIST of the BULLETED STRUCTURE justifies the inference that all items are speaking about TIME RELATED EVENTS. *12 Rashi cites OTHER VERSES to support that eg PASSOVER must occur in the Spring. But this is a SUPPORTIVE proof--the major argument proving Rashi is the bulleted structure. |