Dlaczego nie powinno się gotować koźlęcia w mleku jego matki (Wj 23,19b; 34,26b; Pwt 14,21b)?
WHY SHOULD NOT BOIL A KID IN ITS MOTHER’S MILK (EX 23,19B; 34,26B; DEUTERONOMY 14,21B)?

Summary/Abstract: The biblical prohibition of “cooking a kid in its mother’s milk” (Ex 23,19b; 34,26b; Deuteronomy 14,21b) did not live a satisfactory explanation. The article is a review of existing proposals. The author suggests that it was originally (VIII in. BC.) related with applicable in the context of worship taboo, ordering the separation of what symbolizes life (milk), from what symbolizes death (cooking). Over time, this principle generalized and became one of the elements highlighting ethnic and cultural distinctiveness of Israel.

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