Swords that are Ploughshares: Another Case of (Bilingual) Wordplay in Biblical Prophecy?

This paper discusses the image of swords made into ploughshares and spears into pruning hooks, or vice versa, in Isaiah 2,4, Micah 4,3 and Joel 4,10. It advances the suggestion that this image presents a wordplay, most likely a bilingual one, manifested in the choice of specific weapons and agricult...

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Main Author: Golani, Shira J. (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Peeters [2017]
In: Biblica
Year: 2017, Volume: 98, Issue: 3, Pages: 425-434
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible. Jesaja 2,4 / Bible. Micha 4,3 / Bible. Joel 4,10 / Prophecy / Wordplay
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Hebrew language
B Sword
B Wordplay
B Bible. Jesaja 2,4
B Bible. Micha 4
B Bible. Joel 4,10
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
Parallel Edition:Electronic