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The instructions of the priests ((ヘブライ語:תורת כהנים) ''torat kohanim'') are the rulings and teachings of the priests that are addressed to the Israelite people.〔Reuven Hammer ''Entering Torah: Prefaces to the Weekly Torah Portion'' 2009 Page 143 "Yet although it contains instructions for the priests, it is not intended solely for them. Rather it should be understood as a book of "Instruction by the Priests," ie, the concepts that the kohanim want to impart to the people."〕〔Nahum M. Sarna, Chaim Potok, The JPS Torah Commentary: Leviticus Jewish Publication Society 1989 "But torat kohanim can also be translated as "instructions of (or by) the priests," that is, the rulings and teachings of the priests that are addressed to the Israelite people. As Jeremiah put it (18:18): "For instruction (torah) ..."〕 The term "instructions of the priests" (''torat kohanim'') is also a term used in the Talmudic period for the "Priestly Manual", Leviticus.〔Sorel Goldberg Loeb, Barbara Binder Kadden ''Teaching Torah: a treasury of insights and activities'' 1997 Page 163 "This book has also been referred to as "Torat Kohanim" - the Priestly Manual, as it contains explicit directions for the priests, all of whom are members of the tribe of Levi and entrusted with carrying out the ritual of the sacrificial ..."〕〔David J. Zucker ''The Torah: an introduction for Christians and Jews'' 2005 Page 115 "In the Talmudic period, the rabbis referred to Leviticus as the Priests Manual, Torat Kohanim, because it is devoted to the proper application of religious practices, the rituals of ancient Israelite society."〕 In the actual verses of the Torah, the Torah instruction and rulings of the Kohen is defined as decisive and authoritative. Two examples: the verse "כאשר יערוך הכהן כן יקום" -end of Leviticus, and על פיהם יהיה כל ריב וכל נגע" -Deuteronomy 21:5 However, in the Mishna, the Torah instruction of the Kohanim is usually quoted as an alternative, or sometimes even as contrary, to the instruction of the tribes of Israel. The authority of the Kohanim to function in Judicial aspects and to instruct Torah directives to the nation of Israel is rooted both in the written Torah and the Oral Torah. In Kabbalah it is expounded that the Kohen should function in Torah guidance, should also be unusually knowledgeable in Torah law, and should act humbly and kindly -even though being in an authoritative position. The Torah commentators seem to agree that not every Kohen - just by way of birthright alone - is given authority to instruct Torah directives to the nation. But, only those Kohanim that endeavor to fully master the Torah's laws and nuances - and are successful in that - are considered adequate for Torah instruction and its Judicial law and therefore are granted priority to members of the twelve tribes of Israel who are equal in Torah Knowledge and application. ==Levi and Aaron== Maimonides, in his ''Mishneh Torah'' (Hebrew: מִשְׁנֶה תּוֹרָה, "Repetition of the Torah"), states that Jacob separated his son Levi from his brothers and ordered him to study, and teach, the ways of service to God of his forefather Abraham to his brothers, and that Jacob also instructed his sons to perpetuate this order of Levi for eternity (Maimonides on Avodah Zorah 1:15) In Midrash Tanhuma it is written that the sons of Levi where overly generous in their Torah instruction and succeeded at instruction their neighboring tribes to the point where they too became reliable Torah instructors (Tanhuma to Numbers 12). During the Egyptian exile, it is recorded in midrash that Amram the son of Kehot son of Levi was the spiritual leader of the children of Jacob. After his death, this leadership role was assumed by his son Aaron. Aaron, as the spiritual leader of the Jews during their bondage in Egypt, and likewise after the arrival of Moses and their ultimate redemption, was known to the nation as its instructor, a man of kindness, and as a peacemaker amongst arguing parties. At the time of the erection of the tabernacle, God instructed Moses to appoint Aaron and his sons to serve in it as priests, as a precondition to God revealing his glory amongst the nation of Israel (Exodus 29:44-46). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Torah instruction of the Kohanim」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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