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Nichael Cramer nichael at sover.net
Thu Jul 2 13:06:21 EDT 1998


Jim West wrote:
> To Nichael, the Lukan parallel 

??? (Sorry, I don't follow you here)

>  ... is interesting, as are the others- but my
> question is really focused on the possibility that Jesus is, with a wry
> twist of humor, denigrating the Pharisees and their external show of piety.
> Real piety is hidden, just like those things we do in the privy.

Right, I understand that; my question was would "inner room" ever be used
as a euphemism for a privy?  I.e. (and this is genuine question) were
privies ever _inner_ rooms in, as it were, sitz in leben?  And as such
would the intended audience have ever made the necessary connection? 

Nichael




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