Re: Same name (was Re: Brithenig-heads)
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, April 24, 2000, 21:30 |
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Raymond Brown wrote:
> Luke, writing in Greek, would use the Septuagint version of the name.
Wouldn't he use the form used by the Elizabeth herself?
> ...distorting 'oath of Baal' into 'island of garbage'?
Distorting whatever into "island of garbage". After all, they did
distort Ba'al-zebul (Lord Ba'al) into Beelzebub (Lord of Flies)
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