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    7. RASHI METHOD: FORMATTING
    BRIEF EXPLANATION:Inferences from Biblical formatting: --bold,italics, and paragraph structure.
    • Use of repetition to indicate formatting effects: bold,italics,...;
    • use of repeated keywords to indicate a bullet effect;
    • rules governing use and interpretation of climactic sequence;
    • rules governing paragraph development and discourse
    This example applies to Rashis Ex15-03b
    URL Reference: (c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/rule1325.htm
    Brief Summary: GOD is a man of war [But nevertheless] GOD [the merciful] is his [real name]

    The Formatting rule includes the methods of writing consecutive paragraph or sentences. Just as a paragraph is a collection of sentences unified by a topic sentence and developed by supporting sentences, so too, a chapter very often has a theme that is developed by a skillfully sequenced set of paragraphs. Rashi knew of 3 methods of writing consecutive paragraphs
    • Cause-effect: The second paragraph is the effect of the first paragraph. The first paragraph is the cause of the second paragraph.
    • Contrast: The two paragraphs illustrate contrasting sides of a theme.
    • Unified theme: The two or more paragraphs illustrate a common theme. For example a common theme may be illustrated by a sequence of paragraphs each of which exemplifies and illustrates the theme idea.
    The above three principles indicate methods for paragraph development into chapters as well as methods for sentence development into paragraphs.

We formerly classified paragraph and chapter development under the grammar rule. However we think it more proper to devote the grammar rule to the relation between meaning and form, for example how verb conjugational forms indicates meaning. As indicated above the formatting rule governs use of sequence to indicate climax and paragraph sequencing.

    Rashi on Ex15-03b explains the verse sequence in two paragraphs/sentences, indicating contrastive relationship.
  • Ex15-03b God is a man of war [but nevertheless]
  • Ex15-03b God [i.e. the God of Mercy] is his [real] name.

Advanced Rashi: We reject Rashi's first explanation that God is a man of war: God [fights with his] name. We reject this explanation since we find God fighting with other materials besides His Name. For example P011-06 describes God's fighting as Upon the wicked he shall rain coals, fire and brimstone, and a scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup. Thus we think Rashi's second explanation is truer. It also rings nicly - even though God fights and kills the Egyptians He is still the God of Mercy. Rashi in fact adds: Other kings when they fight, do not have time for economic and building matters. But God, even when he fights, has time for mercy. 


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