Category Archives: Poetry

Of Bears & Fools (Proverbs 21.17)

Posted on 16 June 2014 by fputnam

Pr 17 12 A study of the puzzling mis-translation of Proverbs 17.12 and a suggested rendering.

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“It Ain’t Easy” : An R&B Metaphor

Posted on 16 June 2014 by fputnam

fante – metaphor A study of the song “It Ain’t Easy”, by Ricky Fante; the middle stanza is a metaphor, but only in the context of the rest of the song.

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Answer Key to Learning & Reading Biblical Hebrew, chs. 1-18

Posted on 12 June 2014 by fputnam

Textbook Answer Key, chs. 1-18 : An answer key to the first eighteen chapters of Learning & Reading Biblical Hebrew (unpublished).

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Of Wadis & Caravans

Posted on 11 June 2014 by fputnam

wadi – Job 6 This brief paper examines the metaphor that Job uses to condemn his three friends’ failure to offer comfort: they are “treacherous wadis” (Jb 6).

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In a Pig’s Nose!

Posted on 10 June 2014 by fputnam

Pr 11 22 – Frozen Renderings The traditional (and unanimous) renderings of Proverbs 11.22 are misleading, suggesting that the deficiency lies in the woman’s ability to discern error; examining the Hebrew text reveals that she is willfully ignorant, rejecting opportunities … Continue reading →

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Why Translation Matters

Posted on 10 June 2014 by fputnam

Translating Metaphors This short paper demonstrates how a literal translation from Biblical Hebrew to English can hide a metaphor that would have been (nearly) explicit to its original audience.

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