Rabbinic tidbits

I learned something completely new today, and I feel like I should have put it together long before. The rabbis from the 2nd century CE on said that they had authority over the Jews because their words were based off the Bible. They said that the Bible is "God's words," which many people believe today. But if you look in the Bible itself, only a small part of it is God's dialogue. The rest is written by an omniscient, anonymous narrator. The Bible never considers itself to be written by God. It was the rabbis and their predecessors (the ones who revolted against the Second Temple priests in the Maccabeean revolt, using the Bible as their base of authority) who adapted the authorship of the Bible to suit their purposes, so that they could interpret it as they wished. Cool, huh?

In other news, Simcha has become very whiny. He sees all the boxes and goes ballistic, and he hasn't really left us alone since we got back from vacation. Jonathan had to get up twice last night to shush him so he'd stop meowing outside our door.

Wedding write-up and pictures coming soon.