A question for Jews about the oral tradition?

Question

According to www.aish.com, "In many respects, the Oral Torah is more important than the Written Torah. ... We thus speak of two Torahs. There is the Written Torah (Torah SheBiKetav) and the Oral Torah (Torah SheB'Al Peh). Both are alluded to in God's statement to Moses, "Come up to Me to the mountain, and I will give you... the Torah and the commandments" (Exodus 24:12). ...The Written Torah cannot be understood without the oral tradition. Hence, if anything, the Oral Torah is the more important of the two." Aish.com then gives several convincing examples of occasions where God may have authorized oral tradition to supplement His Law: Deut. 12:21, Jer. 17:22 & Ecc. 12:12.

Yet, there is no evidence given to support God authorized the Jews to establish oral tradition interpreting what is (or is not) Messianic prophecy. So my question is, what authority gives preeminence to oral tradition over the Bible where Messianic prophecy is concerned?

Gratvol: "getting"? LOL, I've been there for years! All I'm interested in is asking the deep questions. You've been asking them of us, so I guess it's my turn. Please humor me, ok?

Answer 1

boy you sure are getting Jewishly obsessed. =P

as for your question you dont need an oral tradition for deciding what is or is not messianic prophecy.

All you need is logic and context of what your reading.

If the passage talks about the messiah, using phrases such as "the seed of David" or talks about peace and the Messianic age then it is describing who is the messiah and what will he do.

if the verse mentions 30 pieces of sliver, or eve crushing a snakes head, or a suffing servant, or the Pascal lamb... I think you get my point.

That is what is called foreshadowing, its nice, it might make you feel good, but its not prophecy.

Answer 2

God gave the Tanach to each and every one of us individually. We are to read it as if it speaks to us as individuals as well as a community.

Think of the Tanach as being the constitution, and Oral Law as being jurisprudence. We cannot govern with the constitution only -- we must use case law as well. Christians frequently quote the "eye-for-an-eye" verse from the Bible as being an example of God's "justice." However, we learn from "Oral Law" (the Talmud) that God speaks of the "value" of an eye -- not the eye itself.

Judaism teaches a gracious way of life --not condemning laws. The word "Torah" means "instruction." The Torah is God's instruction for how God wants us to live our lives today on this earth. You won't learn about the afterlife from our Book.
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Answer 3

God gave the Tanach to all of us people in my opinion. we are to make certain it as though it speaks to us as persons besides as a community. think of of of the Tanach as being the style, and Oral regulation as being jurisprudence. we can't be able to control with the style in basic words -- we would desire to maintain on with case regulation besides. Christians many times quote the "eye-for-an-eye" verse from the Bible as being an party of God's "justice." even nevertheless if, we learn from "Oral regulation" (the Talmud) that God speaks of the "fee" of an eye fixed -- no longer the attention itself. Judaism teaches a gracious way of existence --no longer condemning policies. the interest "Torah" ability "education." The Torah is God's education for a manner God desires us to stay our lives at latest in this earth. you isn't taught relating to the afterlife from our e book. .