Making sense of the divine name in the Book of Exodus: from etymology to literary onomastics
Preface, Dedication, and Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; List of Tables; List of Figures; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Explicit Naming Wordplays; Chapter 3. The Divine Name Given: Exodus 3:13-15; Chapter 4. The Divine Name Recognized: Exodus 6:2-8; Chapter 5. The Divine Name Defined: Exodus 3...
| Summary: | Preface, Dedication, and Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; List of Tables; List of Figures; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Explicit Naming Wordplays; Chapter 3. The Divine Name Given: Exodus 3:13-15; Chapter 4. The Divine Name Recognized: Exodus 6:2-8; Chapter 5. The Divine Name Defined: Exodus 33:12-23 and 34:5-9; Chapter 6. Verbal Echoes of Exodus 34:6-7; Chapter 7. Conclusion; Appendix 1. Divine Designators in the Book of Genesis; Appendix 2. Avoiding the Names of Foreign Gods in Israel; Bibliography; Index of Authors; Index of Scripture. 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. D |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes Revised version of the author's dissertation (doctoral)--Wheaton College, 2015 |
| ISBN: | 1575064847 |