tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3335270607657867160.post7686964456667417239..comments2023-03-01T11:37:09.936-08:00Comments on Answering Judaism: A return to Rabbinic Dilemma 101Answering Judaismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08118361261862962380noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3335270607657867160.post-32298512844628014902014-03-02T13:30:52.816-08:002014-03-02T13:30:52.816-08:00excuse the late reply. You have not provided any ...excuse the late reply. You have not provided any evidence that adoption is a possible mechanism for the transmission of tribal lineage. The Hebrew Bible specifies that such lineage is determined through paternal biological transmission. Not only have you been provided with several passages attesting to that (eg the Aaronic priesthood), you have been informed that this remains the practice more than 3000 years after Sinai, ie if a male kohen adopts a son whose biological father is not a kohen, then that son does not become a kohen. This is the most plausible explanation for the discovery of the Cohen Modal Haplotype (CMH)- a set of genetic markers on the Y (male) chromosome which is found in a much higher frequency in contemporary Jewish kohanim as compared to Jewish non-kohanim and non-Jews. These markers are shared by both Sephardic and Ashekenazic kohens indicating a common origin before the origin of the diaspora under the Roman empire. One study dated the original Y carrier to approximately 3200 years ago, which corresponds to the estimated dates of Aaron.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14383015622745198194noreply@blogger.com