Articles related to "His Holiness"
IV-2 Naso Holier Than Thou
Parasha Naso contains several distinct sections including the law of Sotah, the suspected adulteress, on sexual purity and the vow of the Nazarite. The section concerning the suspected adulteress is amplified by Rabbinic law and expounded on in Talmud and the Mishneh. According to Rabbinic ruling, a man could not accuse his wife of adultery unless he had two sets of witnesses and could identify the suspected lover, making it difficult to make any kind of charge against the wife. The Rabbis were averse to capital punishment. The ordeal of Sotah was abolished at the time of destruction of Second Temple ( ca 70 CE) being tied to temple worship.
naso
• bamidbar
• numbers
• law of sotah
• adulteress
The Philokalia
The Philokalia is a collection of texts compiled for the edification of Orthodox monks. It has become quite popular, even among non-Orthodox, though sometimes clergy and others discourage people from reading it. Does it have a dark secret that people want to hide?
orthodox
• christianity
• monastic
• life
• prayer