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主樓帖子里講的是Torah,而不是泛指的舊約聖經。而以色列人是如何保證Torah的抄寫不出錯誤的呢?真的是依靠聖靈的指導嗎?下面引述一下Torah傳抄的原則,大家可以看看,是這個嚴格的傳抄規則保證了一字不差,還是聖靈指導。按照這種嚴格的傳抄原則,任何一部書(或者任何文字集合)都可以一字不差地保存幾千年或更長。
WRITING A TORAH SCROLL
To eliminate any chance of human error, the Talmud enumerates more
than 20 factors mandatory for a Torah scroll to be considered "kosher."
This is the Torah's built-in security system. Should any one of these
factors be lacking, it does not possess the sanctity of a Torah scroll,
and is not to be used for a public Torah reading.
The meticulous process of hand-copying a scroll takes about 2,000 hours
(a full-time job for one year). Throughout the centuries, Jewish scribes
have adhered to the following guidelines:
- A Torah Scroll is disqualified if even a single letter is added.
- A Torah Scroll is disqualified if even a single letter is deleted.
- The scribe must be a learned, pious Jew, who has undergone special
training and certification.
- All materials (parchment, ink, quill) must conform to strict
specifications, and be prepared specifically for the purpose of writing a Torah Scroll.
- The scribe may not write even one letter into a Torah Scroll by heart.
Rather, he must have a second, kosher scroll opened before him at all
times.
- The scribe must pronounce every word out loud before copying it from the
correct text.
- Every letter must have sufficient white space surrounding it. If one
letter touched another in any spot, it invalidates the entire scroll.
- If a single letter was so marred that it cannot be read at all, or
resembles another letter (whether the defect is in the writing, or is due to a hole,
tear or smudge), this invalidates the entire scroll. Each letter must be
sufficiently legible so that even an ordinary schoolchild could
distinguish it from other, similar letters.
- The scribe must put precise space between words, so that one word will
not look like two words, or two words look like one word.
- The scribe must not alter the design of the sections, and must conform
to particular line-lengths and paragraph configurations.
- A Torah Scroll in which any mistake has been found, cannot be used,
and must be fixed within 30 days, or buried. |
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