On 16 Jul 2006 at 23:30, Revdpickrel AT wmconnect.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 7/16/2006 9:08:37 PM Central Daylight Time,
> dwashbur AT nyx.net writes:
>
>
> > I agree 100 percent that Leviathan illustration is a metaphor, no
> question
> > about that. He certainly is not a great sea monster. Leviathan means
> "one who
> > dwell among the sea of humanity," not the seas where monsters live.
>
> What's your source for this definition? Rochelle has said several times
> that it's not a
> Hebrew word and nobody has challenged that, so I assume she's correct,
> plus it doesn't
>
>
> Howdy Dave,
>
> My source for the meaning of Leviathan (one who dwell among the sea of
> humanity) was posted
> earlier. I case you missed it:
> The late Louis Gensburg, past president of the NY Jewish Theological
> Seminary, and author,
> "LEGENDS OF THE BIBLE." There were six volumes, all but this volume was in
> German.
Do you recall offhand how he arrived at it?
Dave Washburn
Encephaloriasis: That condition generated when the person you are dealing
with is so
incredibly stupid, you can actually feel your own brain cells drying up and
flaking off.