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  • From: George Athas <George.Athas AT moore.edu.au>
  • To: B-Hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Translating Ehyeh (Exodus 3:14)
  • Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:33:01 +1100

I wrote a few pages exploring this very issue in. The details are:

George Athas, 'The Creation of Israel: The Cosmic Proportions of the Exodus
Event'. Pages 30-59 in Exploring Exodus: Literary, Theological and
Contemporary Approaches (eds. Brian S. Rosner and Paul R. Williamson;
Nottingham: Apollos, 2008).

One of the conclusions I reach is that there is no singular phrase that
captures the multivalency of the Hebrew phrase. The closest I could come up
with is "I be who I be". It's clunky in English, but I think its the best we
can do with one phrase. I also explore some of the various issues involved
with interpreting the phrase.


Regards,

GEORGE ATHAS
Moore Theological College (Sydney, Australia)
www.moore.edu.au




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