IIRC, Umberto Cassuto, which no one seems to read anymore today, writes that the Torah gives us here a toned down and refined/revised version of what was most likely originally a poem full of gore. This was a genre that reveled in…well, things and attitudes we find offensive and so did the Torah. Same with Genesis 9:21-24.
Noam Eitan, Brooklyn, NY On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 2:09 PM, kenneth greifer <[email protected]> wrote: > > Norman and Jim, > > It doesn't make sense for Moses' wife to call him a bridegroom long after > they married, but if she was talking about the past when they first met, it > does make sense. When Moses showed up in Midian possibly on foot, he was her > "bridegroom of blood" because he was already circumcized and they got married > pretty soon after they met. > > If it says she circumcized her son and then touched his feet (symbolizing > Moses coming to her) and said "because (that) a bridegroom of blood came to > me" referring to the circumcision, it does not have to mean she was angry at > all like most commentators say. She might have meant it in a nice way. > > Kenneth Greifer _______________________________________________ b-hebrew mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew
