Bearing Yhwhs Name At Sinai

Author : Carmen Joy Imes
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 1646022661
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bearing Yhwh’s Name at Sinai written by Carmen Joy Imes and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2023-06-21 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Name Command (NC) is usually interpreted as a prohibition against speaking Yhwh’s name in a particular context: false oaths, wrongful pronunciation, irreverent worship, magical practices, cursing, false teaching, and the like. However, the NC lacks the contextual specification needed to support the command as speech related. Taking seriously the narrative context at Sinai and the closest lexical parallels, a different picture emerges—one animated by concrete rituals and their associated metaphorical concepts. The unique phrase ns' shm is one of several expressions arising from the conceptual metaphor, election as branding, that finds analogies in high-priest regalia as well as in various ways of claiming ownership in the Ancient Near East, such as inscribed monuments, the use of seals, and the branding of slaves. The NC presupposes that Yhwh has claimed Israel by placing Yhwh’s own name on her. In this light, the first two commands of the Decalogue reinforce the two sides of the covenant declaration: “I will be your God; you will be my people.” The first expresses the demand for exclusive worship and the second calls for proper representation. As a consequence, the NC invites a richer exploration of what it means to be a people in covenant with Yhwh—a people bearing his name among the nations. It also points to what is at stake when Israel carries that name “in vain.” The image of bearing Yhwh’s name offers a rich source for theological and ethical reflection that cannot be conveyed nonmetaphorically without distortion or loss of meaning.

Author : Carmen Joy Imes
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830848363
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bearing God's Name written by Carmen Joy Imes and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2019-12-10 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biblical Foundations Award Finalist Have you ever wondered what the Old Testament—especially the Old Testament law—has to do with your Christian life? You are not alone. Some Christian leaders believe we should cast off the Old Testament now that we have the New. Carmen Joy Imes disagrees. In this warm, accessible volume, Imes takes readers back to Sinai, the ancient mountain where Israel met their God, and explains the meaning of events there. She argues that we've misunderstood the command about "taking the Lord's name in vain." Instead, Imes says that this command is about "bearing God's name," a theme that continues throughout the rest of Scripture. Readers will revisit the story of Israel as they trudge through the wilderness from a grueling past to a promising future. The story of Israel turns out to be our story too, and you'll discover why Sinai still matters as you follow Jesus today.

Author : Elizabeth Keck
Publisher : Elizabeth L. Keck
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Glory of Yahweh, Name Theology, and Ezekiel's Understanding of Divine Presence written by Elizabeth Keck and published by Elizabeth L. Keck. This book was released on 2011 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Shmuel Yosef Agnon
Publisher : Jewish Publication Society
ISBN 13 : 9780827606777
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.7X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Present at Sinai written by Shmuel Yosef Agnon and published by Jewish Publication Society. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Noble Laureate S. Y. Agnon brings together what has always been at the heart of Jewish religious consciousness: the Sinai event, the Revelation--as both memory and continuously renewed experience.

Author : Austin Surls
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 1575064847
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Making Sense of the Divine Name in the Book of Exodus written by Austin Surls and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2017-05-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The obvious riddles and difficulties in Exod 3:13–15 and Exod 6:2–8 have attracted an overwhelming amount of attention and comment. These texts make important theological statements about the divine name YHWH and the contours of the divine character. From the enigmatic statements in Exod 3:13–15, most scholars reconstruct the original form of the name as “Yahweh,” which is thought to describe YHWH’s creative power or self-existence. Similarly, Exod 6:3 has become a classic proof-text for the Documentary Hypothesis and an indication of different aspects of God’s character as shown in history. Despite their seeming importance for “defining” the divine name, these texts are ancillary to and preparatory for the true revelation of the divine name in the book of Exodus. This book attempts to move beyond atomistic readings of individual texts and etymological studies of the divine name toward a holistic reading of the book of Exodus. Surls centers his argument around in-depth analyses of Exod 3:13–15, 6:2–8 and Exod 33:12–23 and 34:5–8. Consequently, the definitive proclamation of YHWH’s character is not given at the burning bush but in response to Moses’ later intercession (Exod 33:12–23). YHWH proclaimed his name in a formulaic manner that Israel could appropriate (Exod 34:6–7), and the Hebrew Bible quotes or alludes to this text in many genres. This demonstrates the centrality of Exod 34:6–7 to Old Testament Theology. The character of God cannot be discerned from an etymological analysis of the word yhwh but from a close study of YHWH’s deliberate ascriptions made progressively in the book of Exodus.

Author : James R. Harris
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780966762907
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Name of God from Sinai to the American Southwest written by James R. Harris and published by . This book was released on 1998-09-01 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Lina Eckenstein
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of Sinai written by Lina Eckenstein and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jeffrey Jay Niehaus
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 9780310494713
Total Pages : 430 pages
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Download or read book God at Sinai written by Jeffrey Jay Niehaus and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 1995 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theophanies, or manifestations of God, occur throughout the Old Testament. In this in-depth look at God's self-manifestations, Niehaus reveals their unity and how they relate to and differ from ancient Near Eastern myths and legends. *Lightning Print On Demand Title

Author : Pekka Lindqvist
Publisher : Eisenbrauns
ISBN 13 : 9789521220203
Total Pages : 391 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sin at Sinai written by Pekka Lindqvist and published by Eisenbrauns. This book was released on 2008 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : G Parke-Taylor
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780889200142
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Yahweh written by G Parke-Taylor and published by Wilfrid Laurier University Press. This book was released on 1975-11-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.