PHROW and PWROW

Mark Wilson emory2oo2 at hotmail.com
Fri Aug 9 10:38:37 EDT 2002


I would only add that you are referencing
a metaphorical use, which makes discussions
on synonyms extremely difficult. I think we
can just as legitimately discuss this within
the context of English, or any language.

In this metaphorical context...

For God to harden a heart, to make it callous, is to
intervene in such a way as to prevent it from performing
its normal function in a particular area. The emphasis
seems to me to be on the inability for the heart/mind
to perceive, regardless of HOW precisely that was accomplished
by God. To some extent, I think that is largely the intent
of metaphors... not to be precise as to the MEANS, but to
be precise as to the RESULT.

Mark Wilson


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