"Breaking a Dog’s Neck" as a Metaphor for Oppressing the Weak. An Exegetical-Historical Analysis of the Expression ערף כלב (Isa 66:3)

This paper analyses Isa 66:3 and presents a new interpretation of the expression ערף כלב “breaks a dog’s neck.” There are various proposals to explain this enigmatic expression. One points, for example, to a possible ritual in which dogs were to be sacrificed by breaking their necks. This ritual wa...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Andrzej Łukasz Jędrzejczak
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin 2025-01-01
Series:The Biblical Annals
Subjects:
Online Access:https://czasopisma.kul.pl/index.php/ba/article/view/16140
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!