It makes more sense when you realize that rabbinic judaism is a reaction to and rejection of Christianity incoporating aspects of Babylonian paganism, not a continuation of the practices of the ancient Hebrews from the Old Testament. The Babylonian Talmud was compiled after the Bible for a reason. If you want to read a thick tome about it from a Catholic perspective, check out E Michael Jones' The Jewish Revolutionary Spirit.
It makes more sense when you realize that rabbinic judaism is a reaction to and rejection of Christianity incoporating aspects of Babylonian paganism, not a continuation of the practices of the ancient Hebrews from the Old Testament. The Babylonian Talmud was compiled after the Bible for a reason. If you want to read a thick tome about it from a Catholic perspective, check out E Michael Jones' The Jewish Revolutionary Spirit.
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