| Yahweh: The Divine Name in the Bible Contributor(s): Parke-Taylor, G. H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0889200130 ISBN-13: 9780889200135 Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press OUR PRICE: $31.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1975 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - Theology - Religion | History - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - Old Testament |
| Dewey: 296.311 |
| LCCN: 76379244 |
| Lexile Measure: 1640 |
| Physical Information: 144 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Biblical tradition asserts that the revelation of God to Moses in the burning bush involved also a declaration of the divine name, the Tet (represented by the letters Y, H, W, H), and its meaning. There are indications that the divine name was known prior to the time of Moses, although ultimate questions of origin and precise meaning are shrouded in obscurity. IN fact, even the exact pronunciation of the name (usually pronounced YAHWEH) is by no means certain. The author of The Divine Name in the Bible surveys the immense literature on this subject, and traces the use of various names for deity in Israel from patriarchal times onwards, with special attention to the significance of the Tetragrammaton, which in course of time, became the name by which the God of Israel was known. Various aspects of the theological meaning of the name in the Old Testament writings are explored. The Dead Sea Scrolls, the Jewish Talmudic literature, and later mystical writings are also examined. The translators of the Old Testament into Greek used Kyrios as the equivalent for YHWH--with implications for the New Testament understanding of the person of Jesus Christ, reflected also in subsequent Christological formulations. |
Contributor Bio(s): Parke-Taylor, G.: - Contact WLU Press for information about this author. |