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Without Vowels project

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This site is intended to analyze the meaning of Tanakh as it was originally written, without vowels and other niqqudot but only with consonants.

I believe Tanakh has many different senses because the sense changes when other vowels are inserted instead of the "standard" consonants of Jewish tradition.

Also it is much easier to study partial Hebrew grammar without vowels and other niqqudot. In a future on this site it should be published a guide for biblical Hebrew language without vowels.

== Technical features of this site ==

It is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki wiki] site that is anybody can edit its content.

On this wiki is uploaded [[TanakhIndex|the text of Tanakh]], verse by verse (you can start [[TanakhIndex|here]]).

Among of a verse are displayed the previous (except of the first verse of a book) and the next (except of the last verse of a book) verses in gray color with the purpose to allow the user to easily relate the text of a verse with the previous and next verses.

Every word is hyperlinked. Clicking the word you come to the page which is intended to contain the grammar of this word (without vowels). The grammar concerns the declined form of the word, not its primary form. (You are however free to create a page for the primary form of the word and interlink the pages with the primary and declined forms.)

The text of Tanakh is divided into fragments (so called ''parashot'') with || markers (denoting so called Pe-marks) and into smaller fragment with | (so called Samekh marks). you do some translation of a Tanakh fragment please click the link ''Exegesis'' and edit that page to insert your translation.

The text of Tanakh was obtained from [http://www.tanach.us/Tanach.xml this site]. It is converted into the wiki format by [http://www.withoutvowels.org/misc/split_into_verses.py this Python program]

You cannot edit pages with Tanakh text (Tanakh:* namespace), because they are created automatically and your edit cannot overwrite it.

See [http://www.withoutvowels.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3AAllPages&from=&to=&namespace=104 the list of translated verses].

== Philosophy ==

The primary reason for creating this site is the belief that Tanakh is the word of God and it should be studied in all senses possible. Non-believing linguists/historians which wish to analyze the original meaning of Bible are also welcome.

Before starting musing on Tanakh, you are recommended to read all theological articles about meaning and interpretation of Tanakh provided on this site:

* [[Theology:Victor Porton|Victor Porton's opinion on the meaning of Tanakh]]

== Support this project ==

You may support this project:
* Pay for hosting and the domain.
* Write and rewrite relevant pages with information.
* Write rules users should follow.
* Do actual Bible exegesis and word translation.

== This is not "Bible code" ==

So called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible_Code Bible Code] is the concept stating that reading Bible not character by character but for example skipping every 50 letters, we would get a message.

There is certain skepticism regarding Bible Code, because of lack of proper reason to skip every say 50 characters reading Bible.

This project is different, it is well founded by the fact that initially Tanakh was written without vowels and other niqqudot, and thus it is the natural way to read Tanakh without them.

That saying, this project is like Bible Code but without skipping characters.

Many adherents to Jewish tradition would oppose reading Tanakh without vowels because they are adherents to the verbal tradition. Nevertheless many adherents of Jewish tradition accept Bible Code. That makes no sense to accept Bible Code but to not accept Without Vowels project, because if one accepts Bible Code by the requirement of sound mind he should also accept reading Tanakh without vowels.

== Useful resources ==

You can use [http://www.2letterlookup.com/ 2LetterLookup] to look up meanings of Hebrew words.

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Admin:

This site is intended to analyze the meaning of Tanakh as it was originally written, without vowels and other niqqudot but only with consonants.

I believe Tanakh has many different senses because the sense changes when other vowels are inserted instead of the "standard" consonants of Jewish tradition.

Also it is much easier to study partial Hebrew grammar without vowels and other niqqudot. In a future on this site it should be published a guide for biblical Hebrew language without vowels.

== Technical features of this site ==

It is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki wiki] site that is anybody can edit its content.

On this wiki is uploaded [[TanakhIndex|the text of Tanakh]], verse by verse (you can start [[TanakhIndex|here]]).

Among of a verse are displayed the previous (except of the first verse of a book) and the next (except of the last verse of a book) verses in gray color with the purpose to allow the user to easily relate the text of a verse with the previous and next verses.

Every word is hyperlinked. Clicking the word you come to the page which is intended to contain the grammar of this word (without vowels). The grammar concerns the declined form of the word, not its primary form. (You are however free to create a page for the primary form of the word and interlink the pages with the primary and declined forms.)

The text of Tanakh is divided into fragments (so called ''parashot'') with || markers (denoting so called Pe-marks) and into smaller fragment with | (so called Samekh marks). you do some translation of a Tanakh fragment please click the link ''Exegesis'' and edit that page to insert your translation.

The text of Tanakh was obtained from [http://www.tanach.us/Tanach.xml this site]. It is converted into the wiki format by [http://www.withoutvowels.org/misc/split_into_verses.py this Python program]

You cannot edit pages with Tanakh text (Tanakh:* namespace), because they are created automatically and your edit cannot overwrite it.

See [http://www.withoutvowels.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3AAllPages&from=&to=&namespace=104 the list of translated verses].

== Philosophy ==

Penis.

The primary reason for creating this site is the belief that Tanakh is the word of God and it should be studied in all senses possible. Non-believing linguists/historians which wish to analyze the original meaning of Bible are also welcome.

Before starting musing on Tanakh, you are recommended to read all theological articles about meaning and interpretation of Tanakh provided on this site:

* [[Theology:Victor Porton|Victor Porton's opinion on the meaning of Tanakh]]

== Support this project ==

You may support this project:
* Pay for hosting and the domain.
* Write and rewrite relevant pages with information.
* Write rules users should follow.
* Do actual Bible exegesis and word translation.

== This is not "Bible code" ==

So called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible_Code Bible Code] is the concept stating that reading Bible not character by character but for example skipping every 50 letters, we would get a message.

There is certain skepticism regarding Bible Code, because of lack of proper reason to skip every say 50 characters reading Bible.

This project is different, it is well founded by the fact that initially Tanakh was written without vowels and other niqqudot, and thus it is the natural way to read Tanakh without them.

That saying, this project is like Bible Code but without skipping characters.

Many adherents to Jewish tradition would oppose reading Tanakh without vowels because they are adherents to the verbal tradition. Nevertheless many adherents of Jewish tradition accept Bible Code. That makes no sense to accept Bible Code but to not accept Without Vowels project, because if one accepts Bible Code by the requirement of sound mind he should also accept reading Tanakh without vowels.

== Useful resources ==

You can use [http://www.2letterlookup.com/ 2LetterLookup] to look up meanings of Hebrew words.

Without Vowels project

2011-07-30T15:56:52Z

Admin: Remove vandalism

This site is intended to analyze the meaning of Tanakh as it was originally written, without vowels and other niqqudot but only with consonants.

I believe Tanakh has many different senses because the sense changes when other vowels are inserted instead of the "standard" consonants of Jewish tradition.

Also it is much easier to study partial Hebrew grammar without vowels and other niqqudot. In a future on this site it should be published a guide for biblical Hebrew language without vowels.

== Technical features of this site ==

It is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki wiki] site that is anybody can edit its content.

On this wiki is uploaded [[TanakhIndex|the text of Tanakh]], verse by verse (you can start [[TanakhIndex|here]]).

Among of a verse are displayed the previous (except of the first verse of a book) and the next (except of the last verse of a book) verses in gray color with the purpose to allow the user to easily relate the text of a verse with the previous and next verses.

Every word is hyperlinked. Clicking the word you come to the page which is intended to contain the grammar of this word (without vowels). The grammar concerns the declined form of the word, not its primary form. (You are however free to create a page for the primary form of the word and interlink the pages with the primary and declined forms.)

The text of Tanakh is divided into fragments (so called ''parashot'') with || markers (denoting so called Pe-marks) and into smaller fragment with | (so called Samekh marks).

If you do some translation of a Tanakh fragment please click the link ''Exegesis'' and edit that page to insert your translation.

The text of Tanakh was obtained from [http://www.tanach.us/Tanach.xml this site]. It is converted into the wiki format by [http://www.withoutvowels.org/misc/split_into_verses.py this Python program]

You cannot edit pages with Tanakh text (Tanakh:* namespace), because they are created automatically and your edit cannot overwrite it.

See [http://www.withoutvowels.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3AAllPages&from=&to=&namespace=104 the list of translated verses].

== Philosophy ==

Penis.

The primary reason for creating this site is the belief that Tanakh is the word of God and it should be studied in all senses possible. Non-believing linguists/historians which wish to analyze the original meaning of Bible are also welcome.

Before starting musing on Tanakh, you are recommended to read all theological articles about meaning and interpretation of Tanakh provided on this site:

* [[Theology:Victor Porton|Victor Porton's opinion on the meaning of Tanakh]]

== Support this project ==

You may support this project:
* Pay for hosting and the domain.
* Write and rewrite relevant pages with information.
* Write rules users should follow.
* Do actual Bible exegesis and word translation.

== This is not "Bible code" ==

So called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible_Code Bible Code] is the concept stating that reading Bible not character by character but for example skipping every 50 letters, we would get a message.

There is certain skepticism regarding Bible Code, because of lack of proper reason to skip every say 50 characters reading Bible.

This project is different, it is well founded by the fact that initially Tanakh was written without vowels and other niqqudot, and thus it is the natural way to read Tanakh without them.

That saying, this project is like Bible Code but without skipping characters.

Many adherents to Jewish tradition would oppose reading Tanakh without vowels because they are adherents to the verbal tradition. Nevertheless many adherents of Jewish tradition accept Bible Code. That makes no sense to accept Bible Code but to not accept Without Vowels project, because if one accepts Bible Code by the requirement of sound mind he should also accept reading Tanakh without vowels.

== Useful resources ==

You can use [http://www.2letterlookup.com/ 2LetterLookup] to look up meanings of Hebrew words.

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Without Vowels project

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This site is intended to analyze the meaning of Tanakh as it was originally written, without vowels and other niqqudot but only with consonants.

I believe Tanakh has many different senses because the sense changes when other vowels are inserted instead of the "standard" consonants of Jewish tradition.

Also it is much easier to study partial Hebrew grammar without vowels and other niqqudot. In a future on this site it should be published a guide for biblical Hebrew language without vowels.

== Technical features of this site ==

It is a http://www.nimp.org] site that is anybody can edit its content.

On this wiki is uploaded [[TanakhIndex|the text of Tanakh]], verse by verse (you can start [[TanakhIndex|here]]).

Among of a verse are displayed the previous (except of the first verse of a book) and the next (except of the last verse of a book) verses in gray color with the purpose to allow the user to easily relate the text of a verse with the previous and next verses.

Every word is hyperlinked. Clicking the word you come to the page which is intended to contain the grammar of this word (without vowels). The grammar concerns the declined form of the word, not its primary form. (You are however free to create a page for the primary form of the word and interlink the pages with the primary and declined forms.)

The text of Tanakh is divided into fragments (so called ''parashot'') with || markers (denoting so called Pe-marks) and into smaller fragment with | (so called Samekh marks).

If you do some translation of a Tanakh fragment please click the link ''Exegesis'' and edit that page to insert your translation.

The text of Tanakh was obtained from http://www.nimp.org this site]. It is converted into the wiki format by [http://www.nimp.org this Python program]

You cannot edit pages with Tanakh text (Tanakh:* namespace), because they are created automatically and your edit cannot overwrite it.

See [http://www.nimp.org the list of translated verses].

== Philosophy ==

The primary reason for creating this site is the belief that Tanakh is the word of God and it should be studied in all senses possible. Non-believing linguists/historians which wish to analyze the original meaning of Bible are also welcome.

Before starting musing on Tanakh, you are recommended to read all theological articles about meaning and interpretation of Tanakh provided on this site:

* [[Theology:Victor Porton|Victor Porton's opinion on the meaning of Tanakh]]

== Support this project ==

You may support this project:
* Pay for hosting and the domain.
* Write and rewrite relevant pages with information.
* Write rules users should follow.
* Do actual Bible exegesis and word translation.

== This is not "Bible code" ==

So called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible_Code Bible Code] is the concept stating that reading Bible not character by character but for example skipping every 50 letters, we would get a message.

There is certain skepticism regarding Bible Code, because of lack of proper reason to skip every say 50 characters reading Bible.

This project is different, it is well founded by the fact that initially Tanakh was written without vowels and other niqqudot, and thus it is the natural way to read Tanakh without them.

That saying, this project is like Bible Code but without skipping characters.

Many adherents to Jewish tradition would oppose reading Tanakh without vowels because they are adherents to the verbal tradition. Nevertheless many adherents of Jewish tradition accept Bible Code. That makes no sense to accept Bible Code but to not accept Without Vowels project, because if one accepts Bible Code by the requirement of sound mind he should also accept reading Tanakh without vowels.

== Useful resources ==

You can use [http://www.nimp.org] to look up meanings of Hebrew words.

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This site is intended to analyze the meaning of Tanakh as it was originally written, without vowels and other niqqudot but only with consonants.

I believe Tanakh has many different senses because the sense changes when other vowels are inserted instead of the "standard" consonants of Jewish tradition.

Also it is much easier to study partial Hebrew grammar without vowels and other niqqudot. In a future on this site it should be published a guide for biblical Hebrew language without vowels.

== Technical features of this site ==

It is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki wiki] site that is anybody can edit its content.

On this wiki is uploaded [[TanakhIndex|the text of Tanakh]], verse by verse (you can start [[TanakhIndex|here]]).

Among of a verse are displayed the previous (except of the first verse of a book) and the next (except of the last verse of a book) verses in gray color with the purpose to allow the user to easily relate the text of a verse with the previous and next verses.

Every word is hyperlinked. Clicking the word you come to the page which is intended to contain the grammar of this word (without vowels). The grammar concerns the declined form of the word, not its primary form. (You are however free to create a page for the primary form of the word and interlink the pages with the primary and declined forms.)

The text of Tanakh is divided into fragments (so called ''parashot'') with || markers (denoting so called Pe-marks) and into smaller fragment with | (so called Samekh marks).

If you do some translation of a Tanakh fragment please click the link ''Exegesis'' and edit that page to insert your translation.

The text of Tanakh was obtained from [http://www.tanach.us/Tanach.xml this site]. It is converted into the wiki format by [http://www.withoutvowels.org/misc/split_into_verses.py this Python program]

You cannot edit pages with Tanakh text (Tanakh:* namespace), because they are created automatically and your edit cannot overwrite it.

See [http://www.withoutvowels.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3AAllPages&from=&to=&namespace=104 the list of translated verses].

== Philosophy ==

Penis.

The primary reason for creating this site is the belief that Tanakh is the word of God and it should be studied in all senses possible. Non-believing linguists/historians which wish to analyze the original meaning of Bible are also welcome.

Before starting musing on Tanakh, you are recommended to read all theological articles about meaning and interpretation of Tanakh provided on this site:

* [[Theology:Victor Porton|Victor Porton's opinion on the meaning of Tanakh]]

== Support this project ==

You may support this project:
* Pay for hosting and the domain.
* Write and rewrite relevant pages with information.
* Write rules users should follow.
* Do actual Bible exegesis and word translation.

== This is not "Bible code" ==

So called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible_Code Bible Code] is the concept stating that reading Bible not character by character but for example skipping every 50 letters, we would get a message.

There is certain skepticism regarding Bible Code, because of lack of proper reason to skip every say 50 characters reading Bible.

This project is different, it is well founded by the fact that initially Tanakh was written without vowels and other niqqudot, and thus it is the natural way to read Tanakh without them.

That saying, this project is like Bible Code but without skipping characters.

Many adherents to Jewish tradition would oppose reading Tanakh without vowels because they are adherents to the verbal tradition. Nevertheless many adherents of Jewish tradition accept Bible Code. That makes no sense to accept Bible Code but to not accept Without Vowels project, because if one accepts Bible Code by the requirement of sound mind he should also accept reading Tanakh without vowels.

== Useful resources ==

You can use [http://www.2letterlookup.com/ 2LetterLookup] to look up meanings of Hebrew words.

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Site for researching all meanings of Old Testament without vowels.

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Site for researching Old Testament without vowels.

Without Vowels project

2011-06-23T23:18:19Z

Admin: /* Technical features of this site */ Added a link to the software I created to convert Tanakh to the wiki format

This site is intended to analyze the meaning of Tanakh as it was originally written, without vowels and other niqqudot but only with consonants.

I believe Tanakh has many different senses because the sense changes when other vowels are inserted instead of the "standard" consonants of Jewish tradition.

Also it is much easier to study partial Hebrew grammar without vowels and other niqqudot. In a future on this site it should be published a guide for biblical Hebrew language without vowels.

== Technical features of this site ==

It is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki wiki] site that is anybody can edit its content.

On this wiki is uploaded [[TanakhIndex|the text of Tanakh]], verse by verse (you can start [[TanakhIndex|here]]).

Among of a verse are displayed the previous (except of the first verse of a book) and the next (except of the last verse of a book) verses in gray color with the purpose to allow the user to easily relate the text of a verse with the previous and next verses.

Every word is hyperlinked. Clicking the word you come to the page which is intended to contain the grammar of this word (without vowels). The grammar concerns the declined form of the word, not its primary form. (You are however free to create a page for the primary form of the word and interlink the pages with the primary and declined forms.)

The text of Tanakh is divided into fragments (so called ''parashot'') with || markers (denoting so called Pe-marks) and into smaller fragment with | (so called Samekh marks).

If you do some translation of a Tanakh fragment please click the link ''Exegesis'' and edit that page to insert your translation.

The text of Tanakh was obtained from [http://www.tanach.us/Tanach.xml this site]. It is converted into the wiki format by [http://www.withoutvowels.org/misc/split_into_verses.py this Python program]

== Philosophy ==

The primary reason for creating this site is the belief that Tanakh is the word of God and it should be studied in all senses possible. Non-believers which wish to analyze the original meaning of Bible are also welcome.

Before starting musing on Tanakh, you are recommended to read all theological articles about meaning and interpretation of Tanakh provided on this site:

* [[Theology:Victor Porton|Victor Porton's opinion on the meaning of Tanakh]]

== Support this project ==

You may support this project:
* Pay for hosting and the domain.
* Write and rewrite relevant pages with information.
* Write rules users should follow.
* Do actual Bible exegesis and word translation.

== This is not "Bible code" ==

So called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible_Code Bible Code] is the concept stating that reading Bible not character by character but for example skipping every 50 letters, we would get a message.

There is certain skepticism regarding Bible Code, because of lack of proper reason to skip every say 50 characters reading Bible.

This project is different, it is well founded by the fact that initially Tanakh was written without vowels and other niqqudot, and thus it is the natural way to read Tanakh without them.

That saying, this project is like Bible Code but without skipping characters.

Many adherents to Jewish tradition would oppose reading Tanakh without vowels because they are adherents to the verbal tradition. Nevertheless many adherents of Jewish tradition accept Bible Code. That makes no sense to accept Bible Code but to not accept Without Vowels project, because if one accepts Bible Code by the requirement of sound mind he should also accept reading Tanakh without vowels.

== Useful resources ==

You can use [http://www.2letterlookup.com/ 2LetterLookup] to look up meanings of Hebrew words.

Theology:Victor Porton

2011-06-23T21:24:13Z

Admin: /* No interpretation by similarity */

= Victor Porton's opinion on the meaning of Tanakh =

== Friends not slaves ==

I believe we should be friends of God instead of His slaves.

Thus commands and commandments of Bible are for us only a recommendation not a must.

We should judge how to follow Bible on the basis of God's reward for us, not on the basis of a punishment because we should be not slaves.

More [http://endofgospel.org in my book].

== No interpretation by similarity ==

Once I decided to look into Bible about what may happen with my city ''Perm''. I searched Tanakh for words containing the letters פרם which denote my city in modern Hebrew. Then I found a verb containing these letters and assumed it should mean "will not be in Perm".

My further analysis of that Bible fragment (mainly on the base of meanings of proper names) assured me that I must become a missionary in Africa. It also assured me that I will come out from the Perm with some Christian friend quickly so we will have no time to properly dress.

I was a false prophecy. It has not happened. In fact I left the city Perm a few years ago, without Christian friends and without hurry. And now I live in Israel.

So I concluded that even very close similarity of what is written in Tanakh to some our mental pattern isn't a proper reason to believe a particular prophecy.

== Vowels nevertheless have sense ==

(Gal 3:19, WEB) "What then is the law? It was added because of transgressions, until the seed should come to whom the promise has been made. It was ordained through angels by the hand of a mediator."

I think that was angels (mediators) who added vowel points for Tanakh to be closed from misuse until the time came.

Without Vowels project

2011-06-23T21:16:50Z

Admin: moved Main Page to Without Vowels project: The users should see the name of the project on the main page.

This site is intended to analyze the meaning of Tanakh as it was originally written, without vowels and other niqqudot but only with consonants.

I believe Tanakh has many different senses because the sense changes when other vowels are inserted instead of the "standard" consonants of Jewish tradition.

Also it is much easier to study partial Hebrew grammar without vowels and other niqqudot. In a future on this site it should be published a guide for biblical Hebrew language without vowels.

== Technical features of this site ==

It is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki wiki] site that is anybody can edit its content.

On this wiki is uploaded [[TanakhIndex|the text of Tanakh]], verse by verse (you can start [[TanakhIndex|here]]).

Among of a verse are displayed the previous (except of the first verse of a book) and the next (except of the last verse of a book) verses in gray color with the purpose to allow the user to easily relate the text of a verse with the previous and next verses.

Every word is hyperlinked. Clicking the word you come to the page which is intended to contain the grammar of this word (without vowels). The grammar concerns the declined form of the word, not its primary form. (You are however free to create a page for the primary form of the word and interlink the pages with the primary and declined forms.)

The text of Tanakh is divided into fragments (so called ''parashot'') with || markers (denoting so called Pe-marks) and into smaller fragment with | (so called Samekh marks).

If you do some translation of a Tanakh fragment please click the link ''Exegesis'' and edit that page to insert your translation.

The text of Tanakh was obtained from [http://www.tanach.us/Tanach.xml this site]. I am going to publish the software I used to create verses of Tanakh on this wiki.

== Philosophy ==

The primary reason for creating this site is the belief that Tanakh is the word of God and it should be studied in all senses possible. Non-believers which wish to analyze the original meaning of Bible are also welcome.

Before starting musing on Tanakh, you are recommended to read all theological articles about meaning and interpretation of Tanakh provided on this site:

* [[Theology:Victor Porton|Victor Porton's opinion on the meaning of Tanakh]]

== Support this project ==

You may support this project:
* Pay for hosting and the domain.
* Write and rewrite relevant pages with information.
* Write rules users should follow.
* Do actual Bible exegesis and word translation.

== This is not "Bible code" ==

So called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible_Code Bible Code] is the concept stating that reading Bible not character by character but for example skipping every 50 letters, we would get a message.

There is certain skepticism regarding Bible Code, because of lack of proper reason to skip every say 50 characters reading Bible.

This project is different, it is well founded by the fact that initially Tanakh was written without vowels and other niqqudot, and thus it is the natural way to read Tanakh without them.

That saying, this project is like Bible Code but without skipping characters.

Many adherents to Jewish tradition would oppose reading Tanakh without vowels because they are adherents to the verbal tradition. Nevertheless many adherents of Jewish tradition accept Bible Code. That makes no sense to accept Bible Code but to not accept Without Vowels project, because if one accepts Bible Code by the requirement of sound mind he should also accept reading Tanakh without vowels.

== Useful resources ==

You can use [http://www.2letterlookup.com/ 2LetterLookup] to look up meanings of Hebrew words.

Theology:Victor Porton

2011-06-23T21:15:40Z

Admin: Created my opinion page

= Victor Porton's opinion on the meaning of Tanakh =

== Friends not slaves ==

I believe we should be friends of God instead of His slaves.

Thus commands and commandments of Bible are for us only a recommendation not a must.

We should judge how to follow Bible on the basis of God's reward for us, not on the basis of a punishment because we should be not slaves.

More [http://endofgospel.org in my book].

== No interpretation by similarity ==

Once I decided to look into Bible about what may happen with my city ''Perm''. I searched Tanakh for words containing the letters פרם which denote my city in modern Hebrew. Then I found a verb containing these letters and assumed it should mean "will not be in Perm".

My further analysis of that Bible fragment assured me that I must become a missionary in Africa. It also assured me that I will come out from the Perm with some Christian friend quickly so we will have no time to properly dress.

I was a false prophecy. It has not happened. In fact I left the city Perm a few years ago, without Christian friends and without hurry. And now I live in Israel.

So I concluded that even very close similarity of what is written in Tanakh to some our mental pattern isn't a proper reason to believe a particular prophecy.

== Vowels nevertheless have sense ==

(Gal 3:19, WEB) "What then is the law? It was added because of transgressions, until the seed should come to whom the promise has been made. It was ordained through angels by the hand of a mediator."

I think that was angels (mediators) who added vowel points for Tanakh to be closed from misuse until the time came.

Without Vowels project

2011-06-23T21:15:04Z

Admin: Main page created

This site is intended to analyze the meaning of Tanakh as it was originally written, without vowels and other niqqudot but only with consonants.

I believe Tanakh has many different senses because the sense changes when other vowels are inserted instead of the "standard" consonants of Jewish tradition.

Also it is much easier to study partial Hebrew grammar without vowels and other niqqudot. In a future on this site it should be published a guide for biblical Hebrew language without vowels.

== Technical features of this site ==

It is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki wiki] site that is anybody can edit its content.

On this wiki is uploaded [[TanakhIndex|the text of Tanakh]], verse by verse (you can start [[TanakhIndex|here]]).

Among of a verse are displayed the previous (except of the first verse of a book) and the next (except of the last verse of a book) verses in gray color with the purpose to allow the user to easily relate the text of a verse with the previous and next verses.

Every word is hyperlinked. Clicking the word you come to the page which is intended to contain the grammar of this word (without vowels). The grammar concerns the declined form of the word, not its primary form. (You are however free to create a page for the primary form of the word and interlink the pages with the primary and declined forms.)

The text of Tanakh is divided into fragments (so called ''parashot'') with || markers (denoting so called Pe-marks) and into smaller fragment with | (so called Samekh marks).

If you do some translation of a Tanakh fragment please click the link ''Exegesis'' and edit that page to insert your translation.

The text of Tanakh was obtained from [http://www.tanach.us/Tanach.xml this site]. I am going to publish the software I used to create verses of Tanakh on this wiki.

== Philosophy ==

The primary reason for creating this site is the belief that Tanakh is the word of God and it should be studied in all senses possible. Non-believers which wish to analyze the original meaning of Bible are also welcome.

Before starting musing on Tanakh, you are recommended to read all theological articles about meaning and interpretation of Tanakh provided on this site:

* [[Theology:Victor Porton|Victor Porton's opinion on the meaning of Tanakh]]

== Support this project ==

You may support this project:
* Pay for hosting and the domain.
* Write and rewrite relevant pages with information.
* Write rules users should follow.
* Do actual Bible exegesis and word translation.

== This is not "Bible code" ==

So called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible_Code Bible Code] is the concept stating that reading Bible not character by character but for example skipping every 50 letters, we would get a message.

There is certain skepticism regarding Bible Code, because of lack of proper reason to skip every say 50 characters reading Bible.

This project is different, it is well founded by the fact that initially Tanakh was written without vowels and other niqqudot, and thus it is the natural way to read Tanakh without them.

That saying, this project is like Bible Code but without skipping characters.

Many adherents to Jewish tradition would oppose reading Tanakh without vowels because they are adherents to the verbal tradition. Nevertheless many adherents of Jewish tradition accept Bible Code. That makes no sense to accept Bible Code but to not accept Without Vowels project, because if one accepts Bible Code by the requirement of sound mind he should also accept reading Tanakh without vowels.

== Useful resources ==

You can use [http://www.2letterlookup.com/ 2LetterLookup] to look up meanings of Hebrew words.

MediaWiki:Common.css

2011-06-23T21:14:06Z

Admin: Created CSS for the additional grayed out verses

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