An “Exceeding Faire” Baby in the King James Bible: A New Testament Greek Example of a Hebrew Elohim Superlative

Stephen, in his defense recorded in Acts 7, mentions the fact that Moses’ parents hid him against the direct command of Pharaoh to kill the baby because they saw that he was “exceeding faire” (Acts 7.20, KJV). This paper discusses the origins of this novel understanding of the Greek text ἀστεῖος τῷ...

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Main Author: Bell, David (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2014
In: The Bible translator
Year: 2014, Volume: 65, Issue: 1, Pages: 3-11
Further subjects:B Elohim
B Translation
B Idioms
B Hebrew
B KJV
B Bible
B superlative
B New Testament
B Septuagint
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