Gad Barnea
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So he's using existing material and reworking this to fit certain rhymes and certain meters and adds to it and composes this incredible work known as the Aineads. But it took him 10 years to do. Now, a much more...
So he's using existing material and reworking this to fit certain rhymes and certain meters and adds to it and composes this incredible work known as the Aineads. But it took him 10 years to do. Now, a much more...
impressive um example although uh from from much from about thousand years later um is the shahnameh the the the book of kings in the iranian tradition um an amazing i really recommend people look it up the shahnameh probably one of the best greatest epics of humanity uh ever it's an incredible story It's an incredible book written by Ferdowsi, this great Iranian poet, also in rhyme and meter.
impressive um example although uh from from much from about thousand years later um is the shahnameh the the the book of kings in the iranian tradition um an amazing i really recommend people look it up the shahnameh probably one of the best greatest epics of humanity uh ever it's an incredible story It's an incredible book written by Ferdowsi, this great Iranian poet, also in rhyme and meter.
impressive um example although uh from from much from about thousand years later um is the shahnameh the the the book of kings in the iranian tradition um an amazing i really recommend people look it up the shahnameh probably one of the best greatest epics of humanity uh ever it's an incredible story It's an incredible book written by Ferdowsi, this great Iranian poet, also in rhyme and meter.
That book is about 150% more than the entire Bible. Okay, including the New Testament.
That book is about 150% more than the entire Bible. Okay, including the New Testament.
That book is about 150% more than the entire Bible. Okay, including the New Testament.
It is a humongous work. Okay. And it took him 30 years to write. One person also using existing material, also not inventing everything. But one person working for 30 years producing a work that is a work that is significantly larger than the entire Bible. Okay. Wow. So yeah, the Book of Kings, I really recommend people to become familiar with this incredible work.
It is a humongous work. Okay. And it took him 30 years to write. One person also using existing material, also not inventing everything. But one person working for 30 years producing a work that is a work that is significantly larger than the entire Bible. Okay. Wow. So yeah, the Book of Kings, I really recommend people to become familiar with this incredible work.
It is a humongous work. Okay. And it took him 30 years to write. One person also using existing material, also not inventing everything. But one person working for 30 years producing a work that is a work that is significantly larger than the entire Bible. Okay. Wow. So yeah, the Book of Kings, I really recommend people to become familiar with this incredible work.
Anyway, so this is one person for 30 years. So people, if there is, if the resources are available, if the time is available, if the will is there, People can write large works relatively quickly, I mean within 10 to 30 years, within a lifetime of a single person, well within the lifetime of a single person. So the work of writing and collecting the Torah,
Anyway, so this is one person for 30 years. So people, if there is, if the resources are available, if the time is available, if the will is there, People can write large works relatively quickly, I mean within 10 to 30 years, within a lifetime of a single person, well within the lifetime of a single person. So the work of writing and collecting the Torah,
Anyway, so this is one person for 30 years. So people, if there is, if the resources are available, if the time is available, if the will is there, People can write large works relatively quickly, I mean within 10 to 30 years, within a lifetime of a single person, well within the lifetime of a single person. So the work of writing and collecting the Torah,
could have been accomplished within a decade or two, technically. I'm not saying that it was, but you know, it could have been.
could have been accomplished within a decade or two, technically. I'm not saying that it was, but you know, it could have been.
could have been accomplished within a decade or two, technically. I'm not saying that it was, but you know, it could have been.
And the translation could have happened even in parallel to it, because if the goal was to work within this Alexandrian state of mind, I mean, if this Alexandrian ideology, this Alexandrian methodology that was developed in Alexandria at the library at the time, and they wanted to follow
And the translation could have happened even in parallel to it, because if the goal was to work within this Alexandrian state of mind, I mean, if this Alexandrian ideology, this Alexandrian methodology that was developed in Alexandria at the library at the time, and they wanted to follow
And the translation could have happened even in parallel to it, because if the goal was to work within this Alexandrian state of mind, I mean, if this Alexandrian ideology, this Alexandrian methodology that was developed in Alexandria at the library at the time, and they wanted to follow