proleptic

  • In Case You Forget

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    Answer me when I call, God [b]of my righteousness!  You have [c]relieved me in my distress; be gracious to me and hear my prayer.  Psalm 4:1  NASB Relieved – You will recall the Chabad translation of the prior verse (Psalm 3:8).  Following Rashi, Chabad interprets Psalm 3:8 as: It is incumbent upon the Lord to save, and it is incumbent…

  • Peshat Problems

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    There is no Scripture except according to its literal sense.  Sefer Ha-Mitsvot (Maimonides) Literal sense – In his article, “The Authority and Interpretation of Scripture in Jewish Tradition,” Nahum Sarna examines the idea that the biblical writers wrote exclusively for their contemporary audiences.  He cites Maimonides’ statement to the effect that the Peshat layer of…