| dc.contributor.author | Pasiwen, Jesse A. (Jesse Atiteo) | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-08-19T06:35:44Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-08-19T06:35:44Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2000-10 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.aiias.edu/xmlui/handle/3442/609 | |
| dc.description | Unpublished Thesis (MA Religion) Shelf Location: BS1265.2 .P37 2000 ATDC | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Num 12:3 poses a problem among Bible scholars
searching for some solution. Moses is said to be l)! ('anaw)
in Num 72:3. The KJV translates 'anaw into ..meek,,: .. (Now
the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were
upon the face of the earth)." Some scholars say that the
translation "meek" or "humble" for the Hebrew word 'anaw trt
Num 12:3 was added during the Hellenistic period.
Chapter two provides the background of Num 12:3. It
contains the structure of the book of Numbers, a picture of
what is happeningr behind Num 12:3, and an overview of the
life of Moses which relates to Num 12:3.
Chapter three presents a word study and an exeqesis
of Num 12:3. 'anaw in Num 12:3 has multiple meanings such
as afflicted, humble, seeking God, long suffering. However,
out of the multiple translations, "humble" is better to
portray 'anaw in Num 12:3. Also, Num 12:3 is important to
explain why Moses did justify himself when his sister Miriam
and brother Aaron questioned his authority as God's
spokesman.
Chapter 4 is a conclusion to the research. The word
study of 'anaw may mean "humble" like all the six cases in
the feminine singular form, and a few cases (Ps 25:9; 37:11;
Prov 16:19; Zeph 2:3) in the masculine plural form of
6-"nawim. From this study, we may say that the Hebrew word
'anaw had the meaning "humble" from the time before the
Hellenistic period. Also from the texts of similar
expression, we know that the expressions in Num 12:3 could
be as old as the other texts in Numbers 12. That is before
the Hellenistic period. Thus I find no support for the
historical-critical scholars' opinion that 'anAw means
"meek" or "humble" only by the influence of the Greek word
praus in the Hellenistic period. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies | en_US |
| dc.subject | Bible. -- Numbers, XII, 3 -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. | en_US |
| dc.title | The meaning of anaw in Numbers 12:3 | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
