[b-hebrew] LORD
Polycarp66 at aol.com
Polycarp66 at aol.com
Sat Feb 8 09:34:42 EST 2003
In a message dated 2/8/2003 9:26:58 AM Eastern Standard Time,
furuli at online.no writes:
> I teach my students of Hebrew that they should read adonay or elohim
> when they meet YHWH in the text, as you probably do as well. When
> they translate the text, they are free to use "the Lord", "Yahweh",
> or "Jehovah", or "Yahu". Why would it be "a very unwelcome
> situation" if people said Yahweh? I would view it as a very welcome
> situation. With all respect of those who view the name as ineffable,
> we must admit that this view goes contrary to linguistic and
> translational rules just as much as the trinity doctrine. There is
> absolutely nothing in the text of the Tanach itself that say that a
> substitute should be used instead of the pronunciation of YHWH. To
> the contrary, the use of it is encouraged.
>
Jewish tradition does have some objection to its usage. A proper respect for
the sensibilities of other might be to avoid its use except in academic
situations where such matters must be discussed.
gfsomsel
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