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In an idiomatic usage in the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, a stumbling block is a behavior or attitude that leads another to sin. ==Etymology== In the Hebrew Bible, the term for "stumbling block" is ''mikshowl'' (מכשול), rendered in the Septuagint as ''skandalon'' (σκανδαλον). The English term "scandal" derives from this Septuagint Greek term ''skandalon'', which in turn stands for the Hebrew ''mikshowl''. The Greek term ''skandalon'' has little relation to the modern meaning of "scandal". The Greek noun ''skandalon'' also has an associated verb, ''skandalizo'' (formed with the ''-iz'' suffix as English "scandalize"), meaning literally "to trip somebody up" or, idiomatically, " to cause someone to sin."〔The Gospel according to Matthew: an introduction and commentary – Page 271 R. T. France – 1985 "(ii) On stumbling-blocks (18:6–9) These sayings are linked together by the words skandalizo ('cause to sin', w. 6,8,9) and skandalon ('temptation (to sin)' 3 times in v. 7), a 'stumbling-block', something which trips someone up. "〕 The idiom may relate to the state of roads in Ancient Palestine.〔 Geoffrey W. Bromiley ''The international standard Bible encyclopedia'' – page 6411995 "The concept of a stumbling block was especially appropriate to a rocky land like Palestine, where stones and pebbles are plentiful on all the unpaved roads (in contrast to countries with alluvial soil, like Egypt or Mesopotamia)."〕 Apart from ''skandalon'' the idiom of "stumbling block" has a second synonym in the Greek term ''proskomma'' "stumbling."〔The rhetorical role of Scripture in 1 Corinthians – page 141 John Paul Heil – 2005 "... then Paul will never eat any meat whatsoever in order not to “cause to sin” (skandali&sw) a fellow believer (8:13)... become a “stumbling block” (proskomma) to those in the audience who do not possess the knowledge that idols are...."〕 Both words are used together in 1 Peter 2:8; this is a "stone of stumbling" (''lithos proskommatos'' λίθος προσκόμματος) and a "rock of offense" (''petra skandalou'' πέτρα σκανδάλου). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「stumbling block」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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