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- From: Yigal Levin <Yigal-Levin AT utc.edu>
- To: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.metalab.unc.edu>
- Subject: Re: Gen 12:8 Beth'el
- Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 14:25:41 -0400
At 01:55 PM 8/21/2002 -0400, Shoshanna Walker wrote:
>
>There is no problem at all.
>
>There is only one G-d, Creator of everything - if anyone thought they were
>worshipping someone else at Beth El, it is still G-d who is the G-d of
>everything everywhere, including Beth El
>
>El is one more name of G-d, also one which we may not pronounce in vain,
>destroy something it is written on, etc.
>
Without intending to get into a theological debate with Shoshanna, her last
sentance made me wonder: DOES the Bible use "El" as a proper name for YHWH
as it certainly does use "Elohim", or does it only use it as a generic
"god"? Any thoughts?
Dr. Yigal Levin
Dept. of Philosophy and Religion
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
615 McCallie Avenue
Chattanooga TN 37403-2598
U.S.A.
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Re: Gen 12:8 Beth'el
, (continued)
- Re: Gen 12:8 Beth'el, Yigal Levin, 08/19/2002
- RE: Gen 12:8 Beth'el, Trevor Peterson, 08/19/2002
- Re: Gen 12:8 Beth'el, Yigal Levin, 08/19/2002
- RE: Gen 12:8 Beth'el, Dave Washburn, 08/19/2002
- RE: Gen 12:8 Beth'el, Ian Goldsmith, 08/19/2002
- RE: Gen 12:8 Beth'el, Trevor Peterson, 08/19/2002
- RE: Gen 12:8 Beth'el, Ian Goldsmith, 08/19/2002
- RE: Gen 12:8 Beth'el, Lisbeth S. Fried, 08/19/2002
- Re: Gen 12:8 Beth'el, Bearpecs, 08/20/2002
- Re: Gen 12:8 Beth'el, Shoshanna Walker, 08/21/2002
- Re: Gen 12:8 Beth'el, Yigal Levin, 08/21/2002
- Re: Gen 12:8 Beth'el, Jamiejohns, 08/22/2002
- Re: Gen 12:8 Beth'el, Yigal Levin, 08/23/2002
- Re: Gen 12:8 Beth'el, Shoshanna Walker, 08/23/2002
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