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From Marriage to Sacrilege: Variations on a Biblical Motif.

In this article, I undertake a systematic study of the motif of seeing and taking a beautiful woman or object in the Bible, best known in Gen 3:6; 6:2; 12:10-20; and 2 Samuel 11-12. Analyses of the "see, beautiful, take" motif typically consider only two to three examples together, characterizing th...

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Publicado en:Catholic Biblical Quarterly Vol. 88; no. 1; pp. 50 - 71
Autor principal: GEIST, ANDREW
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Catholic Biblical Association of America Jan2026
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