God’s care about the weak and the poor in the light of Ez 34, 16 Cover Image

Troska Boga o słabych i uciśnionych w świetle Ez 34, 16
God’s care about the weak and the poor in the light of Ez 34, 16

Author(s): Marcin Majewski
Subject(s): Jewish Thought and Philosophy, History of Judaism
Published by: Polskie Towarzystwo Teologiczne
Keywords: Book of Ezekiel; textual criticism; pericope of shepherds; shepherd; sheep;

Summary/Abstract: In all polish translations of Ez 34, 16 there appears a statement about God’s „watching over” (šmr) of fat and strong sheep. This rendering derives not from masoretic text but from tradition (LXX, Vulgate, Jakub Wujek Bible). But is this rendering justified? This article attempts to convince that we should stay with hebrew šmd (“to destroy”).

  • Issue Year: 63/2010
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 5-12
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Polish