‘Her Flesh Was as Grass’: Vita Adam et Evae 10.1
The Vita Adam et Evae uses an unusual metaphor to describe Eve’s state when she ceases her penitential immersion in the Tigris river: ‘her flesh was as grass from the cold of the water’ (caro eius erat sicut herba). While a number of points of comparison have been adduced to explain the metaphor, in...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Peeters
2000
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Biblica
Year: 2000, Volume: 81, Issue: 4, Pages: 507-510 |
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| Summary: | The Vita Adam et Evae uses an unusual metaphor to describe Eve’s state when she ceases her penitential immersion in the Tigris river: ‘her flesh was as grass from the cold of the water’ (caro eius erat sicut herba). While a number of points of comparison have been adduced to explain the metaphor, including movement and texture, it is more likely to be the colour of Eve’s skin — she is as pale as grass from the cold of the water. |
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| ISSN: | 2385-2062 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblica
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