Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Elio Jucci <eljucci AT unipv.it>]

Paradise .... see also
Jan N  Bremmer,   Paradise: From Persia, via Greece, into the Septuagint
&
Ed Noort,   Gan-Eden in the Context of the Mythology of the Hebrew Bible
in  Gerard P. Luttikhuizen, ed.   Paradise Interpreted:
Representations of Biblical Paradise in Judaism and Christianity
(Themes in Biblical Narrative), Leiden Bril 1999


 2011/3/9 George Athas <George.Athas AT moore.edu.au>:
Actually, ברזל probably has a non-Semitic origin as well. I refer you
to the lexicons for the etymological trail. Furthermore, iron is a
generic commodity, and you can see how the word would have infiltrated
quite early on throughout a number of languages. 'Paradises' or
'botanical gardens' or 'luxury estates' or however else you want to
translate פרדס isn't something you can generally take with you for
trade or manufacturing. Its spread into the Semitic languages,
therefore, suggests a time when Persian luxury was widely known by
fame and prestige. I don't see how we can be any earlier than the
Persian Era on that one. It would be highly unlikely any earlier, in
my opinion.
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>> GEORGE ATHAS
>> Moore Theological College (Sydney, Australia)
>> www.moore.edu.au



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