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  • From: Jane Harper <jharper AT ix.netcom.com>
  • To: b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
  • Subject: Re: . . . exegesis per ELOHIM as a female noun:
  • Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2000 02:31:12 -0800


Harold Helm wrote:
>
> Question by way of Ron Sebring "Assuming ELOHIM is a female noun
> with a male plural ending, how should we translate the pronouns
> that refer to it into a gender neutral language like English,
> and still be true to the text?" Any exegesis? Harold Helm

When did English become a gender-neutral language? Just because we have
a neuter gender doesn't mean we're gender-neutral..

Jane Harper

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