[FreedomSurge]

Pharisaism became Talmudism, Talmudism became Medieval Rabbinism, and Medieval Rabbinism became Modern Rabbinism. But throughout these changes of name, inevitable adaptation of custom, and adjustment of Law, the spirit of the ancient Pharisee survives unaltered. When the Jew reads his prayers, he is reciting formulae prepared by pre-Maccabean scholars; when he dons the cloak prescribed for the Day of Atonement and Passover Eve, he is wearing the festival garment of ancient Jerusalem; when he studies the Talmud, he is actually repeating the arguments used in the Palestinian academies.

[Congressman Billybob]

Interesting discussion. However, you do not suggest that anyone who studies or relies on ancient scholarship is "guilty" of sins which might have been committed by those scholars, do you?

If you are suggesting that, then I am guilty of holding slaves, since many of the scholars I rely on were, in fact, slave-owners.

I rest my case. John / Billybob