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Re: [b-hebrew] The abbreviated form for Lord

From: bhebrew AT shields-online.net
To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] The abbreviated form for Lord
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 08:17:02 +1000

Hi Chris,

There are a number of explanations offered for this, but here's my
contribution:

1. Deities in the ANE sometimes had more than one name/title. The two forms
could thus be legitimate variations.

2. A number of scholars consider ×××× itself to be an abbreviation of a
sentence name (based on Ex 3:15), so perhaps abbreviating names was not so
disrespectful as you suppose? (Obviously shortening Marduk to "Duck" would be
an exception ;-) ).

Martin Shields,
Australia.

[b-hebrew] The abbreviated form for Lord, Chris Watts, 07/16/2013
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