Metamorphosis of a Ferocious Pharaoh

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Guillaume, Philippe
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2004
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Metamorphosis of a Ferocious Pharaoh

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Biblica
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85
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232-236
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The common translation of the tannin of Exodus 7 as a mere snake misses the powerful mythological overtones of the whole passage. The editors of Pg are drawing on imagery from Ezekiel to mythologize Moses’ morning encounter with Pharaoh on the river bank. Ben Sira was well aware of these connotations and turned them into a joke against Pharaoh.

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Exodus
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Ezekiel
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29
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Ezekiel
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32
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http://www.bsw.org/Biblica/Vol-85-2004/Metamorphosis-Of-A-Ferocious-Pharaoh/167/
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12 779