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Rabbis
One unaware with the ways of Rabbinic judaism would be stunned by
the Rabbinic literature. In this culture, the power of the Rabbis to form
the law comes before the people, the Bible, and God's word. The Rabbi is
the sole determining factor in deciding what conduct is appropriate. They
chop up ....
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Middle of Paper
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.... is secondary to the
Rabbis' interpritation of the Bible. There are two important events in
this story. First, when God says "[Jewish law] always agrees with Eliezer"
and the Rabbis say that "It is not in heaven" (taking the word of the Bible
out of context to refute God), we see that God's word is unimportant to the
Jewish Rabbi. They truly believe that God's word is secondary to their
interpritation of the Bible. The Bible being God's words told earlier.
Second, the moment when God admits that "My children have defeated me".
This implies that ....
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