‘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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Main Author: Cousland, J. R. C. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Peeters 2000
In: Biblica
Year: 2000, Volume: 81, Issue: 4, Pages: 507-510
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