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  • From: "Lisbeth S. Fried" <lizfried AT umich.edu>
  • To: "B Hebrew" <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: RE: Ex. 34
  • Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2001 09:41:24 -0500


Could the horns on Moses' head be a symbol of
divinity???

Liz

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ben merkle [mailto:benmerkle AT moscow.com]
> Sent: Sat, December 01, 2001 2:08 PM
> To: Biblical Hebrew
> Subject: Ex. 34
>
>
> In Ex. 34 Moses comes down from the Mountain with the skin of his face
> shining (in modern English translations). I know there is a long medieval
> tradition of giving Moses horns instead. BDB gives Ex. 34 as the
> only place
> where the root KRN indicates shining and everywhere else it seems to
> indicate horns of some sort. I think the imagery of "shining" is a lot
> better than horns, but personnal preference aside, is there any other
> justification for using translating KRN as shining?
> Thanks,
> Ben Merkle
> New Saint Andrews College
>
>
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  • Ex. 34, ben merkle, 12/01/2001
    • <Possible follow-up(s)>
    • RE: Ex. 34, Lisbeth S. Fried, 12/02/2001
    • RE: Ex. 34, Shoshanna Walker, 12/02/2001
    • Ex. 34, Shoshanna Walker, 12/02/2001
    • Re: Ex. 34, Ben Crick, 12/02/2001
    • RE: Ex. 34, Trevor & Julie Peterson, 12/02/2001
    • RE: Ex. 34, Shoshanna Walker, 12/02/2001
    • Re: Ex. 34, c stirling bartholomew, 12/02/2001
    • Re: Ex. 34, Shoshanna Walker, 12/02/2001
    • Re: Ex. 34, Ben Crick, 12/03/2001
    • RE: Ex. 34, Trevor & Julie Peterson, 12/03/2001

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