And she knew, how?
Really, I don't have time for this today when you haven't done the study yet. You will need to go into each Hebrew root and look at the broken symmetries in usage between the two encounters. It should take about a month, give or take. That's what it takes. That's what I do.
Good for you!!
Thank you, I’ll pass, I think. It makes sense to me the way I stated it.
The Bible distinctly states, in English (KJV), that it was the angel of the Lord. It seems to me that the said Bible would have mentioned that it was Satan deceiving the woman if that had been the case.
I will say this, with no disrespect to scholars of any stripe. They can only work with what they have. I would think the literary sources from ancient times now available would be far less than those that were written at the time, which in turn would be far less than the oral usages of the language.
What I’m saying is that the scholars may not know everything. So I’m going with what seems right based on the context. Am I right, or wrong? I guess God will let me know one day.