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Document Details : Title: The Interpretation of Ps 144,14 Subtitle: Applying a Pluralistic Approach to a Manifold Difficulty Author(s): MAKUJINA, John Journal: Biblica Volume: 92 Issue: 4 Date: 2011 Pages: 481-502 DOI: 10.2143/BIB.92.4.3188821 Abstract : The interpretation of Ps 144,14 remains unsettled, due primarily to the difficulty of identifying an overall context for the colon. Of the two major positions dominating the debate, one contends that the topic of the entire verse is bovine fecundity, whereas the other considers part of the colon (v. 14b-c) to be about national security. The author finds both views to be problematic and proposes another solution, which retains attractive elements from each position: Ps 144,14 promises the prosperity of livestock, by assuring that they will not become the spoils of war. |
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