An Explanation of the Plural Form of God’s Name
God’s name “Elohim,” common in the Hebrew Bible and Jewish tradition, is always used with verbs in the singular even though it is in the plural form. It is shown here that the ungrammatical usage can be seen as the best solution to a natural problem. Namely, tradition assumes that it should be impos...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Warsaw
2018-07-01
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Series: | Eidos. A Journal for Philosophy of Culture |
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Online Access: | http://eidos.uw.edu.pl/an-explanation-of-the-plural-form-of-gods-name/ |