Bryan Rocine wrote:
If Fitzmyer means, on the other hand, that the rebuke of the waters of Yam
Suph typifies the Lord's supremacy over the dark powers of chaos in the
tradition of Gen 1, I can accept the explanation. I imagine, however, that
such an explanation is so generally accepted, it would not have prompted
your query.
What prompted my query is the notion that monotheism of the Psalmist reduces
the physical universe to dead matter of 20th century materialist. That Psalm
106:9 is just talking about moving some water aside to make a path and there
is no other dimension to this. No cosmic conflict between spiritual beings
represented in this event. This "flat" reading of the text is really quite
common.
Psa. 106:9 wyg(r byM-swP
Bryan, I take it that you would have no problem with the suggestion that g(r
with yM-swP as an object involves subduing a hostile spiritual force, not
just the physical event of making a path through the sea.
greetings,
Clay Bartholomew
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