זנה as Fornication: Challenging the Translation Tradition
Though זנה is often primarily defined as prostitution, with the more general concept of fornication as an exception, this essay argues that the latter is the core meaning of זנה. Utilizing Ruhl’s 'monosemic bias', which prioritizes comprehension over accuracy in the search for meaning, the...
| Authors: | ; |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
2024
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| In: |
Biblica
Year: 2024, Volume: 105, Issue: 2, Pages: 204-222 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Hebrew language
/ Love relationship
/ Marriage
/ Prostitution
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
zkh
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| Online Access: |
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| Summary: | Though זנה is often primarily defined as prostitution, with the more general concept of fornication as an exception, this essay argues that the latter is the core meaning of זנה. Utilizing Ruhl’s 'monosemic bias', which prioritizes comprehension over accuracy in the search for meaning, the article examines first uses of זנה in which sex for financial gain is intended and then uses in which contextual features do not communicate this idea. Since examples of the latter category far outnumber examples of the former, זנה is better defined as fornication; the uses which do refer to prostitution are best explained as arising from modularity and compositionality. |
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| ISSN: | 2385-2062 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/BIB.105.2.3293541 |
