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From: axm9839@acf4.UUCP (Asher Meth)
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Subject: Re: Acceptance of Isaiah
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Date: Tue, 20-Mar-84 21:44:05 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 20 21:44:05 1984
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Or leyom revi'i leparshas Shemini, 17 ADAR II 5744

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The Book of Isaiah (Yesha'yahu) is most certainly a part of the "Old Testament"
(as Russell Anderson calls it - that is NOT a Jewish term). 

We most certainly DO ACCEPT the Book of Isaiah as one of the 24 "books" in the
Bible.

As far as what RA says about "it is too difficult to explain the many
references ...", I most vehemently disagree !!! 
These "difficulties" (note the quotes) are NOT difficulties. They are
misquotes, quotes taken OUT of context, partial quotes used in a manner to
reflect the INCORRECT viewpoint of those who wish to use them (at least as far
as the REAL meaning goes), and mistranslations.

NOTE that Chazal (our Rabbis of blessed memory) have said that whenever one
comes to "ask" (e.g., these "difficulties") the answer can be found right
nearby.

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I have no wish or intention to get into long discussions on these matters and
highly suggest that this forum not be used as such, because :
 for all those who wish to answer, "d'a mah shetoshiv" !!!
 if someone is not well versed (and I mean REALLY WELL VERSED) and tries to
answer, they may cause more problems than the solutions they TRY to propose.

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I realize that I have expressed myself quite STRONGLY in this article.
I have NO intention of offending ANYONE.
I just feel that such an article MUST be replied to in VERY STRONG terms.
Sometimes, responding w/o taking off the "kid gloves" can magnify the problem 
and give some people a misconception about what the writer is trying to
convey.

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                    Asher Meth
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