Biblical Hebrew Forum

[George Athas <George.Athas AT moore.edu.au>]

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