Torah Truth. Tanakh and Written Torah without vowels, marks or commentary. Provable facts so no social media, main stream news services. Are to be used in this discussion. If dark is the absence of light, then is sin the absence of righteous?
To address your question—whether sin is the absence of righteousness—using only the Torah (Written Torah, specifically the Tanakh without vowels, marks, or commentary) and provable facts, let’s examine the concepts of “sin” and “righteousness” as they appear in the text itself. The Tanakh provides foundational definitions through its language and narratives, and we can reason from there.
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