tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556022894010597695.post1497046841684220564..comments2023-05-16T07:25:05.645-04:00Comments on Sefer Ha-Bloggadah: 1:2:73: Creation finished?BZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18242965196421853025noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556022894010597695.post-29333801075252285402008-09-07T22:38:00.000-04:002008-09-07T22:38:00.000-04:00I've also heard the the idea that it's related to ...I've also heard the the idea that it's related to Shevet, sit. The idea being that we are relaxing or sitting on Shabat.David A.M. Wilenskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18033376629000540153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556022894010597695.post-16220293899283313002008-09-07T21:35:00.000-04:002008-09-07T21:35:00.000-04:00Saturn=Saturday, and Shabbetai (the Hebrew name of...Saturn=Saturday, and Shabbetai (the Hebrew name of the planet Saturn) = Shabbat, but was Saturn (a Roman god) known in P's time?<BR/><BR/>Another possibility: I've heard a hypothesis that "shabbat" originally referred to the full moon (hence the various biblical references to "chodesh v'shabbat": new moon and full moon), then referred to the four phases of the moon, roughly (but not exactly) 7 days apart, then the Jewish contribution was to decouple Shabbat from the moon and make it exactly every 7 days with no exceptions. So maybe P is emphasizing that the day of rest is the 7th day (no exceptions), not just "shabbat" (a phase of the moon).BZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18242965196421853025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556022894010597695.post-61009015887849678862008-09-06T08:40:00.000-04:002008-09-06T08:40:00.000-04:00Mosh, I'm actually avidly interested in Doc. Hypot...Mosh, I'm actually avidly interested in Doc. Hypothesis, so I'm wondering if you could elaborate on this. I've never heard about the Saturn-Shabat connection.David A.M. Wilenskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18033376629000540153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556022894010597695.post-73437447283379925772008-09-05T16:46:00.000-04:002008-09-05T16:46:00.000-04:00It’s a typo in the Torah. The P code redactor was...It’s a typo in the Torah. The P code redactor was so eager to keep repeating “Yom HaShevi’i” (the seventh day) in that passsage to keep you from calling it “Yom HaShabbat” (Saturn’s day, which refers to an alien diety) that he screwed up and said that the work was completed on Yom HaShevi’i. The Samaritan text reads “Vayechal Elo-him bayom HaShishi.” <BR/><BR/>Yom Hashevi’i shalom,<BR/>MoshAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556022894010597695.post-60254810757745589982008-09-05T13:19:00.000-04:002008-09-05T13:19:00.000-04:00You're very welcome, Bruce.You're very welcome, Bruce.David A.M. Wilenskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18033376629000540153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556022894010597695.post-35271140538656636592008-09-05T11:27:00.000-04:002008-09-05T11:27:00.000-04:00Nice, thank you. :)Nice, thank you. <BR/>:)Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09331211089963297411noreply@blogger.com