Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Gregory and Carol Yeager <cgyeager AT mwci.net>]

>  But some JW's
> seem to be curiously reluctant to admit that "Jehovah" as used by
> Christian Hebraists was a simple error (whatever the ancient original
> form of the tetragrammaton may have been), which on occasion leads
> them to adopt somewhat strange arguments.
> 
JW's are under theological pressure to maintain that Jehovah is the
correct, and therefore eternal pronunciation of the name.  Not that
Christians - or others - are immune to this sort of pressure - but it
follows an old path from doctrine to scripture - and not the other way
around.  Mormons who question the teachings of JS or BY are cast out. 
Period.  Likewise JW's.  There is no room for compromise - therefore
"curiously reluctant" becomes less curious.

Peace - shalom - Paz
Greg Yeager
Dubuque Iowa