Moses’s Slow Speech: Hybrid Identity, Language Acquisition, and the Meaning of Exodus 4:10

In changing our focus to examine the children and the childhoods of the characters in the Bible we can gain new insights into the biblical text. This essay applies childist interpretation to a question that has long puzzled scholars: What did Moses mean when he said: “I am heavy (כבד) of speech and...

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Main Author: Garroway, Kristine Henriksen (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2020
In: Biblical interpretation
Year: 2020, Volume: 28, Issue: 5, Pages: 635-657
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible. Exodus 4,10 / Moses / Child / Language / Hebrew language / Egyptian language
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B childist interpretation
B Language
B Hebrew
B Egyptian
B Childhood
B Moses
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