[A.W. Bowman]

Originally Posted by Maximilian

But you didn't comment at all on the mixed fabrics, planting of seeds?

So, in your view, Westernism is more absolute and Easternism is more non-absolute?

Sorry -

The Jewish answer to the posed questions is simple, "Because God said so." end of discussion. No, there is no recorded Hebrew solution to the kinds of issues posed in the original questions. The other most common Jewish answer is, "I don't know why." However, not many western-thinking Christians can live with these kinds of responses. It leaves too many other questions dangling in the air.

It is not a question of being more or less 'absolute' but in one's worldview, i.e. the biblical Hebraic language (mode of thinking) is a conceptual (verb based), concrete (sometimes stark graphics), time revolving language. While the Western language is an abstract (noun based), linear precept, time constrained language. One language paints a picture (a thousand words) while the other prefers a single word communication form. This why is it almost impossible to translate any Hebrew text into a word for word text in English (or even in Greek, another abstract language),