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Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] ] A VISUAL EXPRESSION OF A THEOLOGICAL IDEA OF THESKY/HEAVEN ( Rolf's Response 2)
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 01:13:04 +0000
Karl wrote:
"I also should have looked at my own dictionary before answering, as the
first rendering [of תהו] there is “uninhabited” as being closest to English."
Karl, I would argue that here you're confusing semantic meaning with
implicature (the implication of meaning within a given context). Again, not
good lexicographic method.
GEORGE ATHAS
Dean of Research,
Moore Theological College (moore.edu.au)
Sydney, Australia
Re: [b-hebrew] ] A VISUAL EXPRESSION OF A THEOLOGICAL IDEA OF THESKY/HEAVEN ( Rolf's Response 2)
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