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Kevin suggests that peteuron means spirngboard--the springboard to
Hades. But what would a springboard in the ancient world be? All I can
come up with is an image of the sinner taking a couple of bounces on the
diving board and plunging into Hell. Seems somewhat anachronistic.

Mike




Michael V. Fox
Professor, Dept. of Hebrew
University of Wisconsin
1220 Linden Drive, rm. 1346
Madison, WI 53706
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