antw. MDMD Chapter 49 Notes and Questions (2)

Prokopis Prokopidis prokopis at ilsp.gr
Fri Apr 26 04:01:24 CDT 2002


David and lorentzen-nicklaus at t-online.de:

Thanks for correcting my golemish quoting ...

Prokopis

David Morris wrote:
> 
> >From: lorentzen-nicklaus at t-online.de (lorentzen-nicklaus)
> >
> >Prokopis Prokopidis schrieb:
> > > > The word "golem" is used in the Bible
> > > > (Psalms 19:16)
> >
> >   no such verse. meant here is probably psalms 139:16; but neither the
> >king james version nor the different german bibles in the house use the
> >g-word from the hebrew original: "thine eyes did see my substance, yet
> >being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in
> >continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them!"
> 
> Kai is correct about no g-word being in the bible, and this verse above has
> nothing to do with golems (not that you said it did).
>



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