Slips of the Tongue in the Speech Ethics of Ben Sira
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2012
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Slips of the Tongue in the Speech Ethics of Ben Sira
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Biblica
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93
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3
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321-339
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This article examines the references to slips of the tongue in the speech ethics of Ben Sira. Against the background of Proverbs, this characterization of accidental speech errors represents a new development. Its origin can be traced to the confluence between sapiential metaphors for mistakes in life and the idea of a slip of the tongue in the Hellenistic world. Ben Sira’s references to slips of the tongue are generally coordinated with a lack of discipline, though at least two verses seem to suggest that slips are not always sinful and that they represent a universal phenomenon, found even among the wisest sages.
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http://www.bsw.org/Biblica/Vol-93-2012/Slips-Of-The-Tongue-In-The-Speech-Ethics-Of-Ben-Sira/498/
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18/03/2013
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18 686