The Talmud: true or fake?
The Talmud is a collection of writings that covers the full aspect of Jewish law and tradition, compiled and edited between the third and sixth centuries; it is the body of Jewish civil and ceremonial law and legend comprising the Mishnah and the Gemara. There are two versions of the Talmud: the Babylonian Talmud (which dates from the 5th century AD but includes earlier material) and the earlier Palestinian or Jerusalem Talmud.
The Talmud is the learning of men, even the learnings of Rabbis, not directly the Word of God. If their learning is in line or coinside with the Word of God, then it could enlighten our understanding. But sometimes, their learnings could veer wide off the Word of God, unfortunately, then they should be avoided.
One example worth studying from Sanhedrin, the Talmud:
And Rabbi Yoḥanan says: A Gentile who engages in Torah study is liable to receive the death penalty; as it is stated: “Moses commanded us a law [torah], an inheritance of the congregation of Jacob” (Deu 33:4), indicating that it is an inheritance for us, and not for them. Sanhedrin 59a
To Rabbi Yoḥanan God want the children of Israel to study the Torah, which is true, but he doesn’t want Gentiles to study and know the Scriptures; which is untrue, for God want “all people, nations, and languages should serve Him:” How could one serve God without an understanding of serving Him?
“And to Him was given dominion,
Glory and a kingdom,
That all the peoples, nations and men of every language
Might serve Him.
His dominion is an everlasting dominion
Which will not pass away;
And His kingdom is one
Which will not be destroyed. Daniel 7:14
How could people of the nations serve God if Gentiles couldn’t or now allowed to study his Word? Or how could a Gentile know God if they were not allowed to study the Scriptures?
“And the nations shall know that I, the Lord, do sanctify Israel, when My sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore.’” Ezekiel 37:28
From this angle, an overzealous Rabbi Yoḥanan certainly had gone too far and subjected himself to adding the Word of God and teaching falsehood.
However, from another angle, Rabbi Yoḥanan has some truth if any Gentile teaches any concept that deviated from the Scriptures. For example, where “ben ha arbayim” had been defined by the Orthodoxy as “after noon . . . til nightfall” and then the Gentile came alone to redefine it as “between sundown and dark,” then this Gentile has taught heresy; such crime is very serious, and is worthy of a death sentence.
Japheth
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