09-28-2008, 02:50 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-24-2021, 01:15 PM by Director Michael.)
The answer to all three of your questions is "Yes." Please see Post #14 above:
"A Noahide may learn the p'shat [simple meaning] of the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh), and if once in a while the p'shat explanation happens to briefly mention a teaching from one of the other levels, it is not a problem."
A Noahide may read the Hebrew Bible, or any part of it, from a translation into a language he understands, and it should be a reliable translation by an Orthodox Jewish publishing company. To understand the correct "simple meaning" of the text, one may refer to the classic explanations by Rashi.
Or one may read an edition with a summary of straightforward explanations by one or several of the classic Rabbinical commentators. For example, the complete Hebrew Bible with the verse-by-verse explanations by Rashi is available on-line.
"A Noahide may learn the p'shat [simple meaning] of the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh), and if once in a while the p'shat explanation happens to briefly mention a teaching from one of the other levels, it is not a problem."
A Noahide may read the Hebrew Bible, or any part of it, from a translation into a language he understands, and it should be a reliable translation by an Orthodox Jewish publishing company. To understand the correct "simple meaning" of the text, one may refer to the classic explanations by Rashi.
Or one may read an edition with a summary of straightforward explanations by one or several of the classic Rabbinical commentators. For example, the complete Hebrew Bible with the verse-by-verse explanations by Rashi is available on-line.