S. Ph. De Vries , joodse riten en symbolen, , [2008], 54-57, Een 'teken' aan de kleding, symbool aan het gewaad, dat willen de tsitsith zijn. Het woord betekent lok, kwast, franje. In de vertalingen vindt ge vaak wat anders. De statenvertaling spreekt van snoertjes. De joodse vertalers hebben meestal schouwdraden. ... Wat het niet geheel in zijn oervorm kon vasthouden en voortplanten, heeft het op de een of andere wijze geconserveerd, om het voor de mogelijkheid van toekomstige, willicht geschiktere tijden te bewaren. Het heeft aldus ook de tsisith tot in onze tijd meegebracht. Maar als ge het kleed met de tsitsith eraan, uit onze tijd kent, dan kent ge het meestal als kerkkleed. ... Het draagt zijn naam niet naar de tsitsith die eraan zitten, maar heet eenvoudig Tallith, hetgeen 'kleed' betekent en niets meer.
- - , Algemeen, December 13, 2005, Jim West, When A Picture Really is Worth 1000 Words, Blog: James Crossley reports on his blog the recent Sheffieldian visit to
the British Museum (one of the best in the world and second only to the
Cairo Museum in my affections). While wandering the halls James and his
cohorts came across the Lachish siege portrayal and the observation was
made that the Judeans were not wearing tzitzit and that this may have some significance concerning the dating of the Pentateuch. That is, indeed, a very interesting point with a few possible explanations:
1) Judeans are not portrayed 2) in battle such items were not worn 3) the Pentateuchal legislation postdates Lachish
For
my part, it seems that the third possibility is the most likely.
Judeans didn't have tzitzit because there was no existing requirement
that they do so. This implies quite clearly, it seems to me, that the
legislation requiring such objects in the pentateuchal traditions dates
from many centuries after the fact. This is just another bit of
evidence in the mountain of material that seems to indicate that the
Pentateuch is indeed a Hellenistic book.
- - , Algemeen, December 13, 2005, Name:James Crossley, British Museum, Blog:
The
sheffield History, Archaeology and Historiography seminar went on its
British Museum trip last weekend. The main reason was to see the
Persian exhibition and it is something else when you have a few experts
in your party able to explain all sorts of things. there are a few
small pictures here.
There was also the very interesting seige of Lachish from the palace of
Sennacherib. It was mentioned that the Judeans were not wearing tzitzit
and that this may have some significance concerning the dating of the
Pentateuch. Any Hebrew Bible people like to comment on that one?
And
the rest of the day was pretty impressive too with a great meal, a
strangely good pub for London, and one memorable train journey (and in
the UK that is really saying something). But that's all you'll hear on
that.