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Nëïgsëndöïg Unused | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Yes, I'm a Messianic Jew, and even I know that this seems to be the case. I don't practice the Talmud, for I know it is very disgusting.
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Rune Østgård | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Can you say a littlebit more about what you think is problematic with the Talmud and money?
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Nëïgsëndöïg Unused | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Let me explain it this way: The Torah (what I practice) is the inverse of the Talmud.

For the example that I gave, in the Talmud, dishonest weights and measures are a thing, whereas in the Torah, you're supposed to have honest weights and measures.

Therefore, what the Pharisees were doing was using dishonest weights and measures by making a fiat currency.
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Rune Østgård | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Did they? When?
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Nëïgsëndöïg Unused | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 This had been a thing for a long time, from what I've researched on these matters.
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Rune Østgård | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Ok, I just haven't read about that