Parsing the Divine Name
Articles in BAR often write "Yahweh" as the name of ancient Israel’s God. This concerns some readers, as occasionally expressed in letters to the editor (see Queries & Comments). Here, I explain why many—but not all—biblical scholars and archaeologists use this name. The problem involv...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Biblical Archaeology Society
2024
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The Biblical archaeology review
Year: 2024, Volume: 50, Issue: 3 |
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| Summary: | Articles in BAR often write "Yahweh" as the name of ancient Israel’s God. This concerns some readers, as occasionally expressed in letters to the editor (see Queries & Comments). Here, I explain why many—but not all—biblical scholars and archaeologists use this name. The problem involves two intertwined facts: (1) The letters of the tetragrammaton—YHWH—are not […] |
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| ISSN: | 0098-9444 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeology review
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