Slips of the Tongue in the Speech Ethics of Ben Sira
This article examines the references to slips of the tongue in the speech ethics of Ben Sira. Against the background of Proverbs, this characterization of accidental speech errors represents a new development. Its origin can be traced to the confluence between sapiential metaphors for mistakes in li...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Peeters
2012
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Biblica
Year: 2012, Volume: 93, Issue: 3, Pages: 321-339 |
| Further subjects: | B
slips of the tongue
B Sirach B speech errors |
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| Summary: | This article examines the references to slips of the tongue in the speech ethics of Ben Sira. Against the background of Proverbs, this characterization of accidental speech errors represents a new development. Its origin can be traced to the confluence between sapiential metaphors for mistakes in life and the idea of a slip of the tongue in the Hellenistic world. Ben Sira’s references to slips of the tongue are generally coordinated with a lack of discipline, though at least two verses seem to suggest that slips are not always sinful and that they represent a universal phenomenon, found even among the wisest sages. |
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| ISSN: | 2385-2062 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblica
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