Podzial Tory na czytania synagogalne jako forma delimitacji perykopy. Uwagi wstępne
Liturgical Division of the Torah as a Tool for Unit Delimitation. Preliminary Remarks

Summary/Abstract: “nyone comparing a number of translations and commentaries on a given passage in the Hebrew Bible soon discovers that the delimitation of clauses, verses, and larger sense units is a major source of disagreement between scholars”.L Generally, the pericope delimitation is based on literary features,H but the high level of rhetoric sometimes renders it impossible. However, if text division is understood as part of a rhetorical strategy, used by an author who is interested in presenting his own ideas about where to pause, then divisions for liturgical readings reveal the strategies employed for presenting the sacred writings to believing communities. Using the liturgical division of the Torah for text analysis is connected to an acceptance of the sacred nature of this canon and the need to search for hermeneutics that would recognise the active role of the believing community in creating such a text. Interpretations in agreement with Jewish traditions should point to the theological concepts and ideologies of rabbinic Judaism, but they might also be useful for any reader that wants to understand the message hidden behind reach rhetorics. If this division is logical and non-accidental, then it is worthwhile to recognise the idea behind it. This would contribute to an understanding of the Pentateuch’s theological features. nother profit stemming from understanding this system might be a contribution to the delimitation of a pericope in a synchronic reading of the Bible.

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