Thursday, March 15, 2012

The High Priest in his Finery

Yes, the joke only works in English, but come on, it's funny.



From Johann Lund's Die Alten Jüdischen Heiligthümer (Hamburg 1701)
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11 comments:

  1. Ralf Wokan12:14 PM, March 15, 2012

    some more from this book:
    http://www.briefeankonrad.com/2010/04/alte-judische-heiligtumer-beschrieben.html

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  2. Reuven Chaim Klein1:03 PM, March 15, 2012

    Two mistakes that I noticed right away: The ציץ is in the wrong palce, it is supposed to be at the מקום התפילין and secondly the מעיל is supposed to reach his ankles.

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  3. S.1:11 PM, March 15, 2012

    It's not a "mistake." It's a disagreement of interpretation. That said, it is possible that the drawing does not follow any careful reading of the verses, or any particular interpretation, and in that sense is a "mistake."

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  4. Anonymous3:17 PM, March 15, 2012

    RCK why would you follow anything besides Josephus (Antiquities 3:7:6) descriptions on the priestly garments, who was a eye witness?

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  5. Reuven Chaim Klein3:22 PM, March 15, 2012

    Josephus is פסול לעדות!

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  6. Anonymous3:30 PM, March 15, 2012

    He may have lied and exaggerated about somethings, but I don't see a reason to suspect him of doing either in this instance.

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  7. Dan Klein2:15 AM, March 16, 2012

    Getting back to the humor angle of this post, here is a recent exchange between my well educated 3-year-old grandson and his mother:

    He: The Kohen Gadol wore special clothes.
    She: Yes, I'd like to hear more about it after you come out of the bathroom.

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  8. Anonymous12:52 PM, March 16, 2012

    Dan-LOL! I can see the faces in my head.-LFD

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  9. Benjamin of Tudela3:33 PM, March 17, 2012

    I was just wondering why he was so...fat...

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  10. Reuven Chaim Klein3:53 PM, March 17, 2012

    indulgences

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  11. Nachum5:23 AM, March 19, 2012

    "Josephus is פסול לעדות!"

    Rashi didn't think so. He's cited as authoritative by many in these areas. The ephod of the Temple Institute basically follows him.

    Fat because of a 32-amah belt, maybe. :-)

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