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      9. RASHI METHOD: NonVerse
      BRIEF EXPLANATION: The common denominator of the 3 submethods of the NonVerse method is that inferences are made from non textual material. The 3 submethods are as follows:
      • Spreadsheet: Rashi makes inferences of a numerical nature that can be summarized in a traditional spreadsheet
      • Geometric: Rashi clarifies a Biblical text using descriptions of geometric diagrams
      • Fill-ins: Rashi supplies either real-world background material or indicates real-world inferences from a verse. The emphasis here is on the real-world, non-textual nature of the material.
      This examples applies to Rashis Ex03-01a
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      Brief Summary: Moses sheparded his sheep towards the desert - RASHI: To avoid problems of theft of pasture

Biblical verse Ex03-01a discussing Moses' professional experience as a shepard states And Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian; and he guided the flock towards the desert, and came to the mountain of God, to Horeb. Rashi explains the underlined phrase guided the flock towards the desert Typical shepards graze in fields near their home. Sheep however sometimes wander into nearby fields. Technically this is theft. Moses sheparded by the desert to avoid inadvertent theft.

The driving force of this Rashi is neither textual material, grammar, nor word meanings. Rather the driving force is supplementary information about professional standards of shepards. Since the Rashi comment derives from non-verse material we consequently classify this Rashi as non-verse. 


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