A 13:35 99-06-27 -0700, G. Adam Stanislav a écrit :
[John]
>> The 7-day week is of Jewish origin,
[Adam]
>Sorry, I seriously doubt that. That it is part of the Jewish tradition is no
>doubt. That it is of Jewish *origin* is highly debatable. Most likely the
>Jewish tradition simply adopted a pre-existing system.
[Alain] Just by curiosity, any example outside of the Jewish, Christian or
Muslim religions (which are indeed the same religion, if one thinks about
it with an open mind) ?
[Adam]
>The use of the number 7 as a special number of "mystical" significance seems
>to exist in various cultures completely unrelated to Jewish tradition.
[Alain] Of course, no doubt about this, though. But for the number of days
in the week, I see no example outside of the tradition which begins with
Abraham. I may be wrong, but I would like to be instructed then.
Alain LaBonté
Québec
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