A great reminder that we must avoid tempo-centricity (in addition to all the other centricities) when discussing our history. Can't make assumptions based on how things are now. My understanding is that each shevet had a different nusach, whcih makes scholarship even more complicated -- but at least we can relate to it given all the different pronunciations amongst contemporary Jewish groups. And in fact, it should make us more tolerant of those differences! (emphasis on should.)
A great reminder that we must avoid tempo-centricity (in addition to all the other centricities) when discussing our history. Can't make assumptions based on how things are now. My understanding is that each shevet had a different nusach, whcih makes scholarship even more complicated -- but at least we can relate to it given all the different pronunciations amongst contemporary Jewish groups. And in fact, it should make us more tolerant of those differences! (emphasis on should.)
Yep! Important need to be anachronistic, projecting the current reality on the past