What Sort of Friends? A New Proposal Regarding (M)y)pr and (M)ylp+ in Job 13,4

Most translations of Job 13,4 have Job calling his companions something like “smearers of a lie” and “worthless physicians”. Instead, in light of philological and comparative data, he seems to be comparing his friends to the Rephaim, and false gods. In this way, he complains that they have spoken fa...

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Autor principal: Hays, Christopher (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Verificar disponibilidad: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publicado: 2009
En: Biblica
Año: 2009, Volumen: 90, Número: 3, Páginas: 394-399
Otras palabras clave:B Job 13,4
B companions
B Friends
B false gods
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Sumario:Most translations of Job 13,4 have Job calling his companions something like “smearers of a lie” and “worthless physicians”. Instead, in light of philological and comparative data, he seems to be comparing his friends to the Rephaim, and false gods. In this way, he complains that they have spoken falsely as sources of wisdom and would mislead their hearers — just as the spirits of the dead were so often said to have done. The verse might thus be translated in this way: “You, however, are blatherers of lies, and false oracles, all of you.
ISSN:2385-2062
Obras secundarias:Enthalten in: Biblica