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  • From: "George Athas" <gathas AT globalfreeway.com.au>
  • To: "Biblical Hebrew" <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: Elohim -- human or divine in Psalm 82?
  • Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2000 13:08:17 +1000


| What do you do with Exodus 22:8-9; 28? These verses use the term "gods" to
| speak of human judges.
|
| Yours,
| Harold Holmyard
|

I see that you raise this because of the plural verb associated with Elohim
in 22:9.
However, I do not think this negates the notion that God is still being
talked about in
these verses. The judges would be representative of God and his decision. Cf
Exo 18:19ff.

Best regards,
GEORGE ATHAS
- Anglican Chaplaincy, UNSW;
- Southern Cross College,
Sydney, Australia
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