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To: annalex

“We find another reference to the “women who made the veils for the Temple...baked the showbread...prepared the incense” (Babylonian Talmud Kethuboth 106a).”

This is what the Talmud actually says there:

“(Babylonian Talmud Kethuboth 106a)
R. Nahman said: Rab stated that the women who wove the [Temple] curtains received their wages from the Temple funds25 but I maintain [that they received them] from the sums consecrated for Temple repairs, since the curtains were a substitute for builder’s work.
An objection was raised: The women who wove the [Temple] curtains, and the house of Garmo29 [who were in charge] of the preparation of the shewbread,30 and the house of Abtinas29 [who were in charge] of the preparation of the incense,31 received their wages from the Temple funds!32 — There33 [it may be replied] the reference is [to the curtains] of the gates;34 for R. Zera related in the name of Rab: There were thirteen curtains in the second Temple, seven corresponding to the seven gates,35 one for the entrance to the Hekal,36 one for the entrance to the ‘Ulam,36 two37 [at the entrance] to the Debir36 and two [above them and] corresponding to them in the upper storey.38
29. A priestly family.”

As I said, the opinions of the rabbis and even that you’ve misquoted.


96 posted on 01/27/2013 12:11:01 PM PST by count-your-change (you don't have to be brilliant, not being stupid is enough)
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To: count-your-change
you’ve misquoted.

Misquoted where? Your quote mentions all three activities linked to women, and Dr. Marshall did not provide any quotes of that.

97 posted on 01/27/2013 12:16:54 PM PST by annalex (fear them not)
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To: count-your-change

Just FYI, the family that made the incense is known, and it was done by the males.


117 posted on 01/28/2013 7:16:57 PM PST by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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