Cal3b on Nostr: The question is, who was the nachash of Gen 3? The nachash is NOT [the] Satan of any ...
The question is, who was the nachash of Gen 3?
The nachash is NOT [the] Satan of any OT verse/s.
A curious excerpt from Heisers book:
“The pivotal character of Genesis 3 is the serpent. The Hebrew word translated serpent is nachash. The word is both plain and elastic.
The most straightforward meaning is the one virtually all translators and interpreters opt for: serpent. When the Hebrew root letters n-ch-sh are a noun, that’s the meaning.
But n-ch-sh are also the consonants of a verb. If we changed the vowels to a verbal form (recall that Hebrew originally had no vowels), we would have nochesh, which means “the diviner.” Divination refers to communication with the supernatural world. A diviner in the ancient world was one who foretold omens or gave out divine information (oracles). We can see that element in the story. Eve is getting information from this being.”
— The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible by Michael Hesier
The nachash is NOT [the] Satan of any OT verse/s.
A curious excerpt from Heisers book:
“The pivotal character of Genesis 3 is the serpent. The Hebrew word translated serpent is nachash. The word is both plain and elastic.
The most straightforward meaning is the one virtually all translators and interpreters opt for: serpent. When the Hebrew root letters n-ch-sh are a noun, that’s the meaning.
But n-ch-sh are also the consonants of a verb. If we changed the vowels to a verbal form (recall that Hebrew originally had no vowels), we would have nochesh, which means “the diviner.” Divination refers to communication with the supernatural world. A diviner in the ancient world was one who foretold omens or gave out divine information (oracles). We can see that element in the story. Eve is getting information from this being.”
— The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible by Michael Hesier