Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Petr Tomasek <tomasek AT etf.cuni.cz>]

On Thu, Aug 04, 2011 at 09:34:03AM -0500, Jack Kilmon wrote:
> Hi all:
> 
> First, if there are any Muslim members, may I offer my best wishes for 
> Ramadan.
> 
> I have found in my Aramaic background studies relevant to the NEW Testament 
> that idiom is very often overlooked in doing exegesis.  I would be very 
> interested if some members would post examples of Hebrew idioms, 
> euphemisms, 
> metaphors and figures of speech from the Tanakh that often go unclarified 
> but which may affect exegesis, particularly by Christians.  Perhaps there 
> is 
> a seminal work on this as well.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Jack

I'd also recommend (if you read German):

Stefan Schorch. Euphemismen in der Hebräischen Bibel. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz 
2000. ISBN 978-3447042499.

P.T.

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