medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture It appears to me possibly to be a veiled reference to Romans 10:17: "So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." Terrill -------------------- Cecil T Ault wrote: > I am writing an article on "Simultan," a short story by the > Austrian writer Ingeborg Bachmann. The protagonist, a simultaneous > translator, picks up a Bible (Il Vangelo) in a hotel room in Maratea, > Italy, and finds a Bible verse that she is unable to translate: "Il > miracolo, como sempre, e il risultato della fede e d'una fede audace." > Bachmann is well known for using citations to reveal an entirely > different facet of her stories than is apparent on their surface, so > I am trying to determine the source of this Bible verse--but it does > not appear in the versions of the Italian Bible I've been able to > access on the web. > > Thanks. yrs, tom ault ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html