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Project Seeks Return to Ancient Tanakh Division System
A project named "Shiv'a le-Bit'aron" is promoting the return to an ancient Jewish system of dividing the Tanakh into "sedarim" (sections) instead of modern chapters, which its leader Bezalel Ariel says have Christian origins.
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- 01The "Shiv'a le-Bit'aron" project advocates returning to ancient Jewish Tanakh divisions called "sedarim".
- 02Project leader Bezalel Ariel claims current chapter divisions are of Christian origin.
- 03Ariel argues the ancient system emphasizes divine salvation over sin.
- 04The project has distributed thousands of Torah and hundreds of Tanakh copies.
- 05The initiative aims for mass publication of the Tanakh with traditional Jewish divisions.
Ariel argues this ancient division offers a different emphasis, highlighting divine salvation over sin, as seen in the Golden Calf story and the Book of Judges. The project has already distributed thousands of Torah copies and hundreds of Tanakh editions with the restored system, aiming for mass publication by Israeli publishers.
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