Revelation 19.16's Inscribed Thigh: An Allusion to Gen 49.10b
The inscribed thigh of the rider on the white horse in Rev 19.16 is an allusion to an MT - like Gen 49.10b text. The phrase ‘inscribed on his thigh’ was a legitimate translation of the words found in Gen 49.10b at the time of the composition of Revelation.
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2014
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New Testament studies
Year: 2014, Volume: 60, Issue: 2, Pages: 280-285 |
| Further subjects: | B
Genesis 49
B thigh B Allusion B Massoretic text (MT) B Revelation 19 |
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| Summary: | The inscribed thigh of the rider on the white horse in Rev 19.16 is an allusion to an MT - like Gen 49.10b text. The phrase ‘inscribed on his thigh’ was a legitimate translation of the words found in Gen 49.10b at the time of the composition of Revelation. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-8145 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: New Testament studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0028688513000283 |