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  • From: "Jonathan D. Safren" <yonsaf AT beitberl.beitberl.ac.il>
  • To: "Lee R. Martin" <lmartin AT vol.com>
  • Cc: b-hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: Gen 1:1-2
  • Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1999 17:12:37 +0200


"Lee R. Martin" wrote:

> Your point is well-taken, but I do not like the word "chaos" here because in
> current English usage it implies activity. Yes, the created earth was
> "non-ordered". I get the picture of a big dark rock, covered with water.
> That doesn't comply with my understanding of the English word "chaos."
> "Chaos" is what happens in a riot. Searching for translation equivalents
> never satisfies everyone, does it?
>
>

Dear Lee,
True, chaos is not a good equivalent; one needs another word implying
"non-ordered", as you put it, all mixed up. I don't have Everett Fox's
translation at hand, but he might have something interesting.
Yours,
Jonathan D. Safren
Dept. of Biblical Studies
Beit Berl College
44905 Beit Berl Post Office
Israel








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