Re: First century technical terms
Posted: Wed May 29, 2019 10:35 am
Orphanized Amen
The apostle Paul taught that one should be able to hear and understand what is being prayed for;
1Co 14:16 Else, if you bless in the spirit, the one occupying the place of the unlearned, how will he say the amen at your giving of thanks, since he does not know what you say?
In doing so, he was following along with standard halacha in regards to prayer;
[ A ] Taught R. Oshaia [PA1], ``A person may answer `Amen,` [upon hearing the blessings after the meal] even if he did not eat [at that meal]. But one may not say, `Let us recite the blessings to Him of whose bounty we have eaten` [the invitation to recite the blessing over the meal], unless he has eaten [at that meal].``
[ B ] It was taught, ``They do not answer with an orphaned [isolated] `Amen,` or with a cut off `Amen` or with a hasty `Amen.```
[ C ] Ben Azzai [T3] says, ``One who answers with an orphaned `Amen,` his children shall be orphans, with a cut off `Amen,` his years will be cut off, with a hasty `Amen,` his soul will be cut down.
[ D ] ``[But one who answers] with a long `Amen,` his days and his years will be lengthened with goodness.``
[ E ] What [case] is an ``orphaned `Amen```? R. Huna [BA2 or PA4] said, ``One who was obligated to recite a blessing who responded `Amen,` but who did not know to whose blessing he answered.`` y.Ber.8.8, 61b-62a
The apostle Paul taught that one should be able to hear and understand what is being prayed for;
1Co 14:16 Else, if you bless in the spirit, the one occupying the place of the unlearned, how will he say the amen at your giving of thanks, since he does not know what you say?
In doing so, he was following along with standard halacha in regards to prayer;
[ A ] Taught R. Oshaia [PA1], ``A person may answer `Amen,` [upon hearing the blessings after the meal] even if he did not eat [at that meal]. But one may not say, `Let us recite the blessings to Him of whose bounty we have eaten` [the invitation to recite the blessing over the meal], unless he has eaten [at that meal].``
[ B ] It was taught, ``They do not answer with an orphaned [isolated] `Amen,` or with a cut off `Amen` or with a hasty `Amen.```
[ C ] Ben Azzai [T3] says, ``One who answers with an orphaned `Amen,` his children shall be orphans, with a cut off `Amen,` his years will be cut off, with a hasty `Amen,` his soul will be cut down.
[ D ] ``[But one who answers] with a long `Amen,` his days and his years will be lengthened with goodness.``
[ E ] What [case] is an ``orphaned `Amen```? R. Huna [BA2 or PA4] said, ``One who was obligated to recite a blessing who responded `Amen,` but who did not know to whose blessing he answered.`` y.Ber.8.8, 61b-62a