The "molten sea", or is it?
Contrary to the conventional rendering hay-yām mûṣāq (1 Kgs 7,23), the name of the huge water basin in the Solomonic Temple, as the "Molten Sea", the author suggests that hay-yām mûṣāq should be seen as one of the cultic proclamations declared during the New Year festival and should be tra...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2008
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Biblica
Year: 2008, Volume: 89, Issue: 1, Pages: 101-103 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Könige 1. 7,23
B Translation / Problem |
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Bible. Könige 1. 7,23
B Temple B Cult B Metaphor |
| Summary: | Contrary to the conventional rendering hay-yām mûṣāq (1 Kgs 7,23), the name of the huge water basin in the Solomonic Temple, as the "Molten Sea", the author suggests that hay-yām mûṣāq should be seen as one of the cultic proclamations declared during the New Year festival and should be translated "The Sea has been constrained!" |
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| ISSN: | 0006-0887 |
| Contains: | In: Biblica
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