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Re: a question of meaning

To: bigLight <biglight at pacbell_net>
Subject: Re: a question of meaning
From: Kelvin Bailey <prestokelvo at yahoo_com>
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 07:28:58 -0800 (PST)
Cc: over-the-rhine at actwin_com
In-Reply-To: <3BDCAE8A.8050705 at pacbell_net>

--- bigLight <biglight at pacbell_net> wrote:
> 
> What I think is *most* interesting about the lyric
> is the grammer: why 
> is the knife Isaac's? You'd think it'd be Abe's
> knife, not Isaac's.

Maybe because, unlike every other time we hear this
story told or mentioned, it is told from Abraham's
perspective and we are admonished to look at how it
affected him.  Possibly they are looking at how the
whole scenario affected Isaac and his faith.

Just a thought...

Kelvin

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