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I dont remember anything about sidelocks in the OT. There was the practice of taking a Nazirite vow, but that meant the entire head went unshaved, so wherever these sidelocks come from, it isnt the OT.
Yes, another poster pointed this out, but I assume this is not meant to be a general rule for grooming but rather a ban on imitating the pagans who mourned their dead by mutilating their bodies and shaving their heads, especially since in the verse after that it literally says "You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh, for the dead, neither shall you make in yourselves any figures or marks: I am the Lord.". The actual Jews had a practice (Nazarites) where they would grow their hair long as a form of a vow to God and would shave it off after the vow was complete, so clearly they did shave their heads. I think this is a similar example of jews being retards to the Phylacteries, which are based on a misinterpretation of scripture as well.
Yes, the Pharisees of Christ's time were well known for trying to adhere to Scriptures in the most literal sense to appear virtuous, while completely ignoring the *spirit* of the law and living in abject degeneracy by permitting divorce, usury, etc, for which Christ condemned their hypocrisy.
Ffs, Christians, learn your "oh so holy" book. I did, that's why I can't be Christian. It's too jewish for me.
Which likely has an allegorical meaning, but the jews being jews take it at complete face value and ignore the meaning around it.
" ‘Do not cut the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard.' "
Though I am not a jew, so I cannot confirm this.