Biblical Types, Symbols & Patterns
Stiff-Necked
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Stiff-necked as an idiom of obstinate resistance
The stiff-necked expression is a recurrent biblical idiom for stubbornness, obstinacy, and resistance to God’s authority.
Context control: The idiom concerns obstinate resistance in contexts that use the expression; it is not permission to assign symbolic meaning to every physical reference to a neck.
Exodus 32:9, Deuteronomy 9:6, and Acts 7:51 recurrently use “stiff-necked” as an idiom for stubborn resistance to God; Acts 7:51 makes the resistance explicit by pairing the expression with resisting the Holy Spirit.
Grade 4: Recurrent canonical motif or strong thematic patternScope: The idiom concerns obstinate resistance in contexts that use the expression; it is not permission to assign symbolic meaning to every physical reference to a neck.
Residual uncertainty: No material residual uncertainty beyond the stated scope limitation.
Scripture
Evidence sources
- Canonical Scripture: MT/LXX/NA28 with NET/ESV comparison — Text loci verified for TSP-S0F Batch 1
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