[b-hebrew] LORD

Raymond de Hoop rdehoop at keyaccess.nl
Wed Feb 12 03:50:42 EST 2003


At 12-02-2003 05:59 Joshua at can-do.net <joshua at can-do.net> wrote:

> While I think we must respect other traditions there is the issue of being
> faithful to the text--the tradition of the text is to use the name. I
> respect the rights of the Jewish religion and to practice their faith
> according to their understandings and traditions, yet the Hebrew Bible has
> an audience broader than just the Jewish people (though I say this in no way
> to downplay the significance of the Jewish people or their traditions in
> relation to the Hebrew Bible).

I wonder how those people, who support this view, appreciate it that the
names of God, Jesus are fequently used as `stopgap' or as `fillers':

JESUS CHRIST!
CHRIST!
JEEESUS!
GOSH!
GODDAM!

If you do not appreciate it, why should you ignore these feelings from other
traditions? 

Moreover, as far as I am aware with regard to the NT, Jesus teached us to
call G-d "Father", "Abba"; why should we christians want to use a name which
is so precious in the Jewish tradition -in which the gentiles are only
grafted! 

Kol tuv,
Raymond



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