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Document Details : Title: ‘Her Flesh Was as Grass’ Subtitle: Vita Adam et Evae 10.1 Author(s): COUSLAND, J.R.C. Journal: Biblica Volume: 81 Issue: 4 Date: 2000 Pages: 507-510 DOI: 10.2143/BIB.81.4.3200455 Abstract : The Vita Adam et Evae uses an unusual metaphor to describe Eve’s state when she ceases her penitential immersion in the Tigris river: ‘her flesh was as grass from the cold of the water’ (caro eius erat sicut herba). While a number of points of comparison have been adduced to explain the metaphor, including movement and texture, it is more likely to be the colour of Eve’s skin — she is as pale as grass from the cold of the water. |
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