Holy Spirit
Hello Rabbi
After the responsa “Who wrote the book of Deuteronomy” in which I did not understand why the rabbi answered two questions, the rabbi answered me:
“Not true. The Holy Spirit is indirect prophecy (which in a certain sense exists even among sages who are not prophets). Moses in the Holy Spirit is a human formulation. The Torah from Sinai was given in the language of God, the Blessed One.” I would be more than happy to hear what the Rabbi thinks about the concept of the Holy Spirit, [what does indirect prophecy mean?] because as far as I understand it, it is called “from heaven.” Thank you.
This is of course from heaven in some sense. This is a semantic and uninteresting question. What is important is that the wording is Moses’ (even though in the prophecy of the 11th century no two prophets prophesy in the same style).
I don’t know how to define the Holy Spirit. There are some pretty surprising definitions in Yerushalmi Shabbat and Bavli Hagiga (that is, the blood of the Holy Spirit). For our purposes, it is about inspiration or revelation of some kind.
I apologize for the inconvenience.
But with this in some sense from heaven, then it is clear enough to say that the Torah that was written by the Holy Spirit, this is the intention from heaven in the Sanhedrin, [this is the excuse of the addition in Megillah 1:, and so the Maharash explained it there]
So if the addition writes to me that the Holy Spirit is from heaven even though I don't know what it is exactly, can I trust them? And after that, no problem is difficult [the Holy Spirit is from heaven] There is no need to say the Rabbi's excuse there that it is on the normative level, I don't understand why the Rabbi needs to reach this, what did I miss?
I don't understand what else needs explaining here. When they say that everything was given from Sinai, they mean that it was given by the Holy One in the giving of the Torah. This is not factually correct, because Moses formulated it (at a later stage, towards entering the Land). Rather, he formulated it in the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is impossible to say that everything was given from Sinai, except in the normative sense.
That's it. I will not answer further without a doubt.
I really apologize for the harassment [the rabbi doesn't need to answer]
But it doesn't say in the GK in the Sanhedrin that it is from Sinai!!!!
It says that it is from heaven and Tus makes excuses for it being from the Creator.
In short, where does it say that it is from Sinai????
From the heavens is from Sinai. Believing in Torah from the heavens means Torah from Sinai. Also in the Gemara Makot it is said, “13 commandments were spoken to Moses from Sinai.” And the Rambam already stated this in Root A (and see also the Rambam’s interpretations there).
It is clear that the Jews believe that the oil of heaven is not from Sinai.
I also did not understand what the Rabbi brought from the plagues, what evidence is there for the subject of discussion, that the commandments were spoken from Sinai but the writing of the book of Deuteronomy was only by the Holy Spirit, and what the Rabbi wrote: “And the Rambam already stated in Shors A on this (and see also the Ramban's interpretations there).” I did not understand the Rambam proving that the oil of heaven is from Sinai. Or that the Rambam is discussing the 33 commandments.
In any case, why say that the oil of heaven is from Sinai? Is there evidence?
This is to make an assumption [from heaven – from Sinai in the language of the Holy One] and to make it difficult [it is written that it is in the language of Moses]
It is better to say that it is from heaven and the other commentators [who are authorized to say that the Holy Spirit is from heaven and not from Sinai in the language of Moses,] and there is no need for questions and excuses. What is wrong with this???
In any case, it is clear that this is the opinion of Thos’ and this is the interpretation. But what did the rabbi intend to bring from the Rambam”? It is simply important to me to know
Why doesn't the rabbi answer?
I answered what I had.
Thank you. And sorry for the inconvenience.
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