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  • From: Michael Abernathy <mabernathy714 AT comcast.net>
  • To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [b-hebrew] "I Am" vs "Will Be"
  • Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 20:07:35 -0400

I just recalled an old article by Dennis McCarthy "Exod 3:14 History, Philogy, and Theology," Catholic Biblical Quarterly 40, no. 1 (1978). He states concerning Exodus 3:14, “Or the sentence is taken as a true future meaning `I shall really be with you to help.' No doubt is has such overtones, but the future of hyh always has a predicate, as it must, for `I shall be' used absolutely means the speaker is not yet in existence, a very unstable platform from which to speak." Has anyone on this list taken the time to examine this claim?
Sincerely,
Michael Abernathy


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