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<p>Vayikra 13-14 speaks at length about the various forms of <i>tzara'at</i>, the impurity caused thereby, and the process by which the afflicted can be purified.  Despite the many details, however, the malady remains very much in the realm of the unknown: </p> | <p>Vayikra 13-14 speaks at length about the various forms of <i>tzara'at</i>, the impurity caused thereby, and the process by which the afflicted can be purified.  Despite the many details, however, the malady remains very much in the realm of the unknown: </p> | ||
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| − | <li>What is tzara'at?  Why does a person get afflicted?  Is it a natural disease that anyone can contract, or a supernatural and punitive phenomenon sent by the Divine?</li> | + | <li><b>Nature of the condition</b> – What is <i>tzara'at</i>?  Why does a person get afflicted?  Is it a natural disease that anyone can contract, or a supernatural and punitive phenomenon sent by the Divine?</li> |
| − | <li>How do <i>tzara'at</i> of the house, clothing and body relate to each other?  Do they all stem from the same condition, or is one name given to a variety of distinct afflictions? Can the discoloration of clothing and homes have a natural explanation, or is this evidence that the plague as a whole must be miraculous?</li> | + | <li><b>Forms of Tzara'at</b> – How do <i>tzara'at</i> of the house, clothing and body relate to each other?  Do they all stem from the same condition, or is one name given to a variety of distinct afflictions? Can the discoloration of clothing and homes have a natural explanation, or is this evidence that the plague as a whole must be miraculous?</li> |
| − | <li>Finally, what about the condition makes it defile?  What does it share with other conditions which cause impurity such as contact with the dead, bodily discharges or child bearing?</li> | + | <li><b>Impurity</b> – Finally, what about the condition makes it defile?  What does it share with other conditions which cause impurity such as contact with the dead, bodily discharges or child bearing?</li> |
</ul> | </ul> | ||
Version as of 07:41, 14 February 2017
Tzaraat
Introduction
A Mysterious Affliction
Vayikra 13-14 speaks at length about the various forms of tzara'at, the impurity caused thereby, and the process by which the afflicted can be purified. Despite the many details, however, the malady remains very much in the realm of the unknown:
- Nature of the condition – What is tzara'at? Why does a person get afflicted? Is it a natural disease that anyone can contract, or a supernatural and punitive phenomenon sent by the Divine?
- Forms of Tzara'at – How do tzara'at of the house, clothing and body relate to each other? Do they all stem from the same condition, or is one name given to a variety of distinct afflictions? Can the discoloration of clothing and homes have a natural explanation, or is this evidence that the plague as a whole must be miraculous?
- Impurity – Finally, what about the condition makes it defile? What does it share with other conditions which cause impurity such as contact with the dead, bodily discharges or child bearing?
