Judaism
Judaism is a polysemic term. It is used initially to describe the identification of a use, feature or characteristic of the Hebrew , but by successive extension , comes to be applied to the Hebrews , even to the Jews , their doctrine , their national ideology , or culture.
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Idiomatic Hebrew
Contains many Hebrew idioms characteristics of the Semitic languages and easily translated into other languages. Some cultures still referring to writings originally written in Hebrew , is to be made.
The writer David Bivin cites as examples "be'arba enayim, literally 'to Hebrew Etymologies
The term is also used to Judaism words borrowed from Hebrew into other languages , for example the word "carob" .
Some phrases, particularly biblical expressions derived from the Hebrew Bible, are notable examples of borrowing in Hebrew , eg "having a stiff neck" or "there flowing with milk and honey."
Special Turnings
Besides the simple etymology, Hebrew, both scriptural and spoken, is marked with particular linguistic elements distinguishing their Semitic roots. Hebraisms These include: the order of words, the use of chiasmus , the prepositions compound, etc..
Some writers, like Michael Marlowe based on these phrases to argue that the New Testament was written in Hebrew, not Greek .
Such Hebraisms be also found in the Book of Mormon , , , , .
Hebrew System
The word Judaism is also used to describe a quality, character, nature, a method of thought , or religious system attributed to the Hebrews. In this sense that Mathew Arnold (1869) Contrast Judaism with Hellenism . Feldman's response to Arnold reinforces this practice. . Josy Eisenberg employed in a narrower sense, defining the captivity in Babylon and the return of the exiles as the transition from a "Judaism" to "Judaism," distinct from the Judaism of the Samaritans.
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References
- Bivin, David. "Hebrew Idioms in the Gospels," Jerusalem Perspective Online.
- "Hebraisms," Merriam-Webster online.
- Balashon - Hebrew Language Detective
- Leman, Wayne. Ancient Hebrew Idioms, "Ancient Hebrew Research Center.
- Marlowe, Michael D. "The Semitic style of the New Testament, Bible Research.
- Parry, Donald W. "Hebraisms and Other Ancient Peculiarities in the Book of Mormon," Maxwell Institute, Brigham Young University
- Yorgason, Brent G. "Hebraisms in the Book of Mormon," Ancient America Foundation
- Tvedtnes, John, "Hebraisms in the Book of Mormon: A Preliminary Study," BYU Studies, Vol. 11. No. 1, pp. 50-60.
- Stubbs, Brian D., "Book of Mormon Language"
- Welch, John, Ed, "Words and Phrases," Reexploring the Book of Mormon, p. 284.
- Arnold, Matthew. "Hebraisms and Hellenism." From Culture and Anarchy: An Essay in Political and Social Criticism.
- Feldman, Louis H., "Hebraisms and Hellenism Reconsidered," Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life and Thought, March 1994.
Related articles
Links and external documents
- (In) Hartz, Louis, The Liberal Tradition in America, Princeton University Press, 2001, ISBN 069107447X
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