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Show Unitarianism in Utah objectification of the holy led to the forgetfulness of dynamic, changing life and eventual flight into the mysteries of romantic religion. The Biblical prophets raised their voices in impassioned plea against this identification of'Iudaism with Halacah, the interpretation of Torah as petrified law rather than as a way of life. Rabbi Simlai expounded: Six- hundred and thirteen command After Moses, ments were transmitted David and reduced the six hundred thirteen conunandments came eleven, to walks Moses it is written: as tabernacle? to Mount Sinai. . .. "Lord, who shall sojourn Who shall dwell blamelessly, on on in Your holy mountain? He who right, and speaks truth in his Your and does what is heart, who does not slander with his tongue, and does no evil to his friend, nor takes up a reproach against his neighbor, in whose eyes a reprobate is despised, but honors those who fear the Lord, who hurt and does not change, put out his money at interest, and does innocent" (Psalm 15: 1-5). not take swears to Then Isaiah his own came a who does bribe not against the and reduced the commandments to six, as it righteously and speaks uprightly, he is written, "He who walks who despises they hold a the gain of oppressions, bribe, who stops his ears who shakes his hands lest from hearing ofbloodshed, and shuts his eyes from looking upon evil" (Isaiah 33:15) Then Micah came and reduced them to three, as it is written, "It .... has been told you, 0 man, what is good, and what the Lord requires of you: To do justice, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God" (Micah 6:8). problems of man according championed by the prophets does not The final solution of the Hebrew faith and in a rational solution which the Greek influence maintained (e.g., 320 as portrayed concern prophets called for and stressed, Eumenides) and which the later "right" doctrine emphasized. The change and conversion of the whole in the with Christian man to lie a not an individual salvation as found in the Greek and Christian mystery religions, but a social salvation to be brought about through justice and love. |
