tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11875966.post112619472719381988..comments2023-10-20T07:28:50.948-07:00Comments on Better Bibles Blog: Whose virgin is she? (1 Cor. 7:36)Wayne Lemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18024771201561767893noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11875966.post-1126226254293135312005-09-08T17:37:00.000-07:002005-09-08T17:37:00.000-07:00Tim, I suspect our viewpoints on biblical ambiguit...Tim, I suspect our viewpoints on biblical ambiguity aren't really too far apart. I recognize, as I have stated and you have, that there are biblical genres which attract more intended ambiguity on the part of the authors. I heard an interesting presentation once by someone from one of the Bible societies, telling about a word play in one of the minor prophets and wondering how that original feature might be translated. Word play, as you have pointed out, and I did in my earlier post, is a good example of intended ambiguity.Wayne Lemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18024771201561767893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11875966.post-1126204751998745282005-09-08T11:39:00.000-07:002005-09-08T11:39:00.000-07:00Wayne, here I agree with you though in general abo...Wayne, here I agree with you though in general about ambiguity, we differ on where to place the burden of evidence, and how heavy a burden it should be ;). <BR/><BR/>There is not a hint here that the writer intends ambiguity. Indeed the genre, topic and cotext suggest that none is intended. It can often be a different matter. In e.g. a prophetic text, where the genre (includes frequent wordplay and often multiple allusion), other features sometimes suggest intended ambiguity (or even just, ambiguity tolerated) by the author. Your test of demonstrable intent cannot be required, the test must be balance of probabilities. And here that balance is well tipped against ambiguity!Tim Bulkeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07289349880110581469noreply@blogger.com