Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Lloyd Barre <barre AT c-zone.net>]

I can see Lloyd's point, that Jesus = YHVH, because Isaiah had seen the
glory of YHVH, and John says that Isaiah had seen the glory of Jesus,
therefore...

But against Lloyd's point, I would argue that YHVH might be more likely
identified with the first person of the Trinity, because of the pervasive
"father" image throughout the text of the Tanakh.

a.c.smith AT juno.com


Dear Andrew,

I do not find this issue to be exegetically difficult.  How else can it be
interpreted?  If I were better in the NT, perhaps I could show that other
communities or authors equated Yahweh with the Father.  But here I think it
is clear that the gospel writer is identifying Jesus with Yahweh.

Regards,

Lloyd