102-Seely, Hand as oath gesture

By: The Monk - March 6, 2006

David Rolph Seely, “The Raised Hand of God as an Oath Gesture.” In A.B. Beck, A.H. Bartelt, P.R. Raabe , & C.A. Franke, Fortunate the Eyes that See: Essays in Honor of David Noel Freedman (Grand Rapids, MI, 1995): 411-421.

  • Seely discusses biblical passages in which one swears an oath by raising the right hand.

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