what makes rabbinic commentators like Rashi so much fun to read, imo, is a deep sense of necessity: that every phrase, every word, every letter is in place for a specific crucial reason if you can only find it out. it's deeply contrary to modern secularism, which focuses above all on what is *not* necessary: manuscript errors, distortions, and historical relativity. it's also something chrisㅤtian inerrantists have never gotten the hang of, in part because of translation—it's hard to cherish every letter when you're not reading the original letters—and in part because of a philosophical prioritization of substance over accidents. because i'm not an inerrantist about scripture, it's not really possible for me to exhibit this attitude, but it's remarkable how much you can do when you combine a love for every letter of scripture with abundant creativity