Wednesday, February 17, 2010

What Made Adam's Language Pure?--Mos 6: 5-6

"And a book of remembrance was kept, in the which was recorded, in the language of Adam, for it was given unto as many as called upon God to write by the spirit of inspiration;
And by them their children were taught to read and write, having a language which was pure and undefiled."

What made Adamic a pure language?

Drona used to say that the language of Adam differed from our languages in that each word had only one corresponding and exact meaning. In this way, both misunderstandings and puns were prevented, and that is why we call that language pure.

Teancum Singh, though, said that in Adamic each word had at least seven very different possible meanings, which everyone knew, and that when people spoke or listened to it their minds considered the spaces between each of the possibilities, and how those spaces might enrich the possible meaning, and it is because this language was constantly enticing people to think more deeply and richly that we call it pure.

Nicole said that the language of Adam was pure only for those who wanted to understand what was said, and who spoke with care for words and for those around them, and that when Cain's language became violent and defensive, it ceased to be pure like the language of Adam. But in Zion, she said, everyone listened and spoke with care until theirs was again a pure language, and so it will be when the City of Zion is built once again before Christ comes.

3 comments:

  1. Thank you for letting me be the real person in this midrash. (And, also, thanks for giving me credit. Maybe I won't go through and mark all of the different thoughts and phrases you've stolen from me and inserted into this blog.)

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  2. Is there a support group somewhere for spouses of those who blog? It might be useful...

    Sheila
    (who is both sorry and relieved that her husband got too busy for blogging)

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  3. I very much enjoyed reading your Midrash.

    JafarD

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