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  • From: Petr Tomasek <tomasek AT etf.cuni.cz>
  • To: Jack Kilmon <jkilmon AT historian.net>
  • Cc: Hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Idioms
  • Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 17:30:58 +0200

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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