Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Jonathan D. Safren" <yon_saf AT bezeqint.net>]

Dear George,
There was no "pluralis majestatis" at that time (God in Gen. 1:28 is talking
to the Divine retinue). And even if there had been, the whole tenor of
Isaiah's prophecy in Ch. 7 is salvation for the Kingdom of Judah (in spite
of his criticism of Ahaz).
Considering Isaiah's known beliefs, it seems difficult to accept the
interpretation "A deity". For him, there was only one valid deity.See his
prophecies in Ch. 2.
Sincerely,
Jonathan D.. Safren
Chairman
Dept. of Biblical Studies
Beit Berl College
44905 Israel


----- Original Message -----
From: "George Athas" <gathas AT globalfreeway.com.au>
To: "Biblical Hebrew" <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 3:59 PM
Subject: God is with US


> | [...]
> |      THAT is the miraculous event expected by the prophet, and for this
> | reason the child to be born, or already born, is to be named, or
renamed,
> | "God is With Us. And in view of the political-military situation
obtaining
> | at that moment, it must have really ben seen as a deus ex machina.
> | [...]
>
>
> Just going on a complete tangent, here: Do you think the "us" in the name
Immanu-El refers
> to the nation of Judah as a whole, or just to Isaiah and his band in
contradistinction to
> Ahaz and his trustless royal family? I'm curious for people's opinions and
reasons.
>
> Also, would a better translation perhaps be "A deity is with us"?
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> GEORGE ATHAS
> (Sydney, Australia)
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