Babel بابل (تكوين 11)

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Prof. Barbara Newman, Northwestern University
from 2006 Bible Literary project

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Prof. Steven Goldsmith, University of California at Berkeley
from 2006 Bible Literary Project

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Prof. Robert Kiely, Harvard University
from 2006 Bible Literary Project

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Prof. David Daniell, University College London
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Prof. Gerald L. Bruns, University of Notre Dame
from 2006 Bible Literary Project

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...a familiar understanding of Christian doctrine in historical perspective thus contributes to a fuller appreciation of Shakespeare's art, but Shakespeare's art

Prof. Roland M. Frye
from Shakespeare and the Christian Doctrine

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In English tradition and also for an American tradition begun by Puritan writers, a knowledge of the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament is even more crucial than classical references.

Prof. Ulrich Knoefplmacher, Princeton University
from 2006 Bible Literary Project

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Prof. David Jasper and Prof. Stephen Prickett
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Babel بابل (تكوين 11)

Picture description: Babel Tower
Picture copyright: V. Gilbert and Arlisle F. Beers

Bible Verse

فبددهم الرب من هناك هلى وجه كل االرض, فكّفوا عن بنيان المدينة, لذلك “دعي اسمها “بابل” لأن الرب هناك بلبل لسان كل الارض”(تكوين 11: 8-9)

Meaning

بابل تعني فوضى أو حالة من الارتباك. وتشير أيضا إلى مشروع خيالي.

Origin and Application

يتكون عالمنا الحاضر من ثقافات ولغات مختلفة، ولكن في البداية، كان العالم كله لغة واحدة فقط وخطاب واحد مشترك. بسبب الافنخار، حاول الرجال بناء برج يمكن أن يرتفع إلى السماوات بحيث “نصنع لأنفسنا اسماً لئلّا نتبدد على وجه كل الارض” (تكوين 11: 4). وإدراكا لخطتهم، بعثر الله عمدا لغة العالم وشتتهم في جميع أنحاء الأرض. لم يكن لديهم خيار سوى وقف بناء البرج، وهذا هو السبب في أنه دعي بابل، الذي يبدو وكأنه الكلمة العبرية ل “مبعثرمشوش”.

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