Part one of term paper
One unaware with the ways of Rabbinic judaism would be stunned by the Rabbinic literature. In this culture, the power of the to form the law comes before the people, the Bible, and God's word. The Rabbi is the sole determining factor in deciding what conduct is appropriate. They chop up the bible, taking the pieces out of context to suit ...

Part two of term paper
... authority of the Rabbis to dictate law is reflected in the story of Moses in Akiba's classroom. First we must note that God is distinctly "tying wreaths to the letters" of the Torah, so that Akiba can decipher their meaning later. Moses the writer of the document is then taken to Akiba's classroom and shown the sophistication that the Rabbis have when they interperit the Bible. Moses is put in the back of the class witht the new students as a symbol that he is not the master of the Bible. Moses ...