Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Peter Kirk" <Peter_Kirk AT sil.org>]

Yes, I believe in the Torah, in a sense which I won't try to define. But
I don't remember anything there about not pronouncing the name. Yes,
there is a commandment about not taking it in vain, but I don't believe
that this means not pronouncing it, at least in a suitable context -
though I might include not using it as a swearword as part of the
meaning of the commandment.

Peter Kirk

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shoshanna Walker [mailto:rosewalk AT concentric.net]
> Sent: 24 January 2002 03:20
> To: Biblical Hebrew
> Subject: RE: God's name: was Curious abut "G-d"
> 
> But this was documented in the Torah, it is not "my" religious
> beliefs, and Christians, I am told by Christians, also believe in the
> Torah
> 
> Shoshanna
> 
> 
> 
> Shoshanna, you are entitled to your views on this matter, which are
> religious beliefs. You have stated these beliefs clearly before, and
> there is no need for you to repeat them. I have carefully avoided
> posting my own Christian beliefs about this. For this list is not the
> place for propagation of any particular religious position.
> 
> Peter Kirk
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Shoshanna Walker [mailto:rosewalk AT concentric.net]
> > Sent: 24 January 2002 00:12
> > To: Biblical Hebrew
> > Subject: Re: God's name: was Curious abut "G-d"
> >
> > Lookit
> >
> > Only the High Priest knew how to pronounce the Name, and was the
only
> > one permitted to pronounce the Name, once a year, on Yom Kippur, in
> > the Inner Chamber of the Temple, where no one else was ever
permitted
> > except for him, and only on this one day per year.  In case he DIED
> > from not being sufficiently spiritually prepared for the sheer
> > holiness of the experience, a rope was tied to him, so that they
> > could pull him out if necessary, without having to go in.
> >
> > And you tell us that there is a - modern - non Jewish - BOOK - which
> > purports to discuss the pronunciation of this holy Name????????
> >
> > Is this author really serious?  What utter chutzpa!  What is there
to
> > discuss, what is the need that people feel, to what purpose do they
> > think they need to know the  pronunciation of the Name?  They
> > wouldn't even know what to do with it, even if they knew how to
> > pronounce it, and worse, it could cause them great damage, if they
> > were not meant to know.....
> >
> > Shoshanna
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > There is a new book on this subject that soon will be published in
> > English. I have read the French edition: "Gérard Gertoux (1999) Un
> > Historique du Nom Divin YHWH, Paris: L'Harmattan. It will soon be
> > published in English by "University Press of America": I got a
> > pre-publication discount of 20 % by ordering it last week
> > (custserv AT rowman.com.); ordinary price is $ 47.
> >
> > The author has marshaled a huge amount of material from Hebrew and
> > cognate languages, and while it is difficult to draw definite
> > conclusions regarding the pronunciation of the name, this is the
most
> > thorough discussion I have seen.
> >
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Rolf
> >
> >
> > Rolf Furuli
> > University of Oslo
> >
> >
> 
> 
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