Cross-Gender Imagery in the Bible

An examination of the phenomenon of cross-gender imagery in the Bible reveals that gendered imagery does not affect gender designation. Thus a masculine person is grammatically always identified (or "designated") as masculine, even when feminine imagery is used to describe him. This rule i...

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Main Author: WOLTERS, AL (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Eisenbrauns 1998
In: Bulletin for biblical research
Year: 1998, Volume: 8, Pages: 217-228
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