The term law of Moses and Israel is used in wedding ceremonies to this day and Hanna Cotton discussed a similar term known from ketubot and talmuds-- the dual term Moses and Israel was understood in medieval times to mean "under the conditions approved by Rabbinic authority" likewise I assume the Messiah of aaron and israel means the messiah understood to fulfill the conditions approved by community authority. Whether that is a messianic title to refer to the true Messiah or a formula referring to an official or all officials I do not know but I know the dual term Moses and Israel, Moses and Judah was fixed in the first/second centuries. I am not really sure what it meant then but the dual term was not a problem-- it did not represent 2 separate groups but a single entity.
I am not sure these remarks are germane but they are at least new I believe. Herb Basser For private reply, e-mail to Herbert Basser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from Orion, e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: "unsubscribe Orion." Archives are on the Orion Web site, http://orion.mscc.huji.ac.il. (PLEASE REMOVE THIS TRAILER BEFORE REPLYING TO THE MESSAGE)