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Mosesâs Slow Speech: Hybrid Identity, Language Acquisition, and the Meaning of Exodus 4:10
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In changing our focus to examine the children and the childhoods of the characters in the Bible we can gain new insights into the biblical text. This essay applies childist interpretation to a question that has long puzzled scholars: What did Moses mean when he said: âI am heavy (×××) of speech and heavy (×××) of tongueâ (Exod 4:10). Scholars have suggested it meant Moses had a speech impediment or that he lost his ability to speak Egyptian eloquently during his years in Midian. I suggest, however, that these previous answers have overlooked a crucial stage in Mosesâ development: his childhood. Mosesâ unique childhood and transition from Hebrew slave child to adopted Egyptian prince creates within him a hybrid identity. His hybrid identity, in turn, manifested itself in Hebrew language attrition, which causes him to protest that he is âheavy of speech and tongue.â
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Mosesâs Slow Speech: Hybrid Identity, Language Acquisition, and the Meaning of Exodus 4:10
in Biblical InterpretationSearch for other papers by Kristine Henriksen Garroway in
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Google Scholar
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Abstract
In changing our focus to examine the children and the childhoods of the characters in the Bible we can gain new insights into the biblical text. This essay applies childist interpretation to a question that has long puzzled scholars: What did Moses mean when he said: âI am heavy (×××) of speech and heavy (×××) of tongueâ (Exod 4:10). Scholars have suggested it meant Moses had a speech impediment or that he lost his ability to speak Egyptian eloquently during his years in Midian. I suggest, however, that these previous answers have overlooked a crucial stage in Mosesâ development: his childhood. Mosesâ unique childhood and transition from Hebrew slave child to adopted Egyptian prince creates within him a hybrid identity. His hybrid identity, in turn, manifested itself in Hebrew language attrition, which causes him to protest that he is âheavy of speech and tongue.â
| Insgesamt | Letzte 365 Tage | In den letzten 30 Tagen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aufrufe von Kurzbeschreibungen | 3347 | 251 | 29 |
| Gesamttextansichten | 811 | 13 | 0 |
| PDF-Downloads | 1900 | 36 | 0 |
