Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Barry" <nebarry AT verizon.net>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barry" <nebarry AT verizon.net>
To: "Stephen Shead" <srshead+bh AT gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 5:26 PM
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] "Yahweh" occurs 6823 times in the Roman 
CatholicNewJerusalem Bible BUT occurs "ZERO" times in the underlying Hebrew


> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Stephen Shead" <srshead+bh AT gmail.com>
> To: "davedonnelly1" <davedonnelly1 AT juno.com>; "b-Hebrew" 
> <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 4:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] "Yahweh" occurs 6823 times in the Roman 
> CatholicNewJerusalem Bible BUT occurs "ZERO" times in the underlying 
> Hebrew
>
>
> Second, unlike Barry -- though without wanting to insult him or anyone 
> else
> in the world :)  -- I also have a profoundly "religious" interest in the
> name of God in the Bible. I consider myself a conservative Christian. (I
> just want to make it clear where I'm coming from - the last thing I am
> trying to do is start a faith-based debate!!!!!)

It takes a great deal more to insult me than this!  However, just to
clarify, I am far less concerned with spelling and pronunciation, than with
the referent to which the noun points...  :)  Spelling and pronunication
are adiaphora for me, personally.

N.E. Barry Hofstetter
Classics and Bible Instructor, TAA
http://www.theamericanacademy.net
(2010 Savatori Excellence in Education Winner)
Mentor, TNARS
http://www.tnars.net

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