Talk:Incense offering in rabbinic literature

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The "Nard" mentioned in Song of Songs 1:12

I have omitted from the main article a reference to "nard" in Song of Songs 1:12, and where the Aramaic Targum there writes: "...and they worshipped the golden calf, making foul their actions, so that a bad name went forth unto them in the world. Whereas before [that episode] their [good] scent imbued the world, but afterwards, they stank like nard whose smell is very bad." I am at a loss as to what this "nard" might have been. Could it have been our regular spikenard, and does spikenard have a vey bad smell when laid to the hot coals? Any answers? Davidbena (talk) 23:58, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Merge or move

Hi. Are you aware of the Incense offering article? It seems to me that part of the material here should be merged there, though there may be enough material here for a separate sub-article.

In any case, the title here needs to change for sentence case and no need for the colon. Also, the article uses sources beyond "responsa" so that aspect seems incorrect. Maybe Incense offering in rabbinic literature? Thanks! ProfGray (talk) 07:16, 19 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

User:ProfGray, Shalom. I, personally, would be against merging the two articles, since this particular article approaches the subject matter differently and emphasizes the divergent rabbinic view-points on the ingredients used in compounding the Holy Incense. Besides, this current article is far more exhaustive than the other. As for the name, I am open to suggestions. "Responsa" is the plural form of responsum, which latter means: "a written reply by a rabbi or Talmudic scholar to an inquiry on some matter of Jewish law." According to this Google definition, the rabbinic input would still fit the description, since every source used was meant to explain or to teach where doubts had arisen. IMHO. Your suggestion, however, is also very good. "Incense offering in rabbinic literature."Davidbena (talk) 14:21, 19 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]