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- Publisher
- Brill
- Copyright
- © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
- ISSN
- 1053-699X
- eISSN
- 1477-285X
- DOI
- 10.1163/1477285X-12341262
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
This article illuminates rabbinic concepts of temporality through examining metaphorical uses of the root qbʿ. The root has both concrete and metaphorical meanings, describing the physical attachment of objects as well as temporal ideas of permanence, stability, and endurance. While it has been argued that rabbinic texts do not display concepts of time in the modern sense, a combination of philological and conceptual analysis shows how rabbinic images of temporal themes can be elicited from rabbinic texts. Moreover, attention to the multivalence of words can clarify complex Bavli passages that engage overlapping but distinctive metaphorical meanings of the root.
Journal
The Journal of Jewish Thought and Philosophy – Brill
Published: Jul 1, 2015
Keywords: time; fixity; Talmud; qeva ; temporality; metaphor