From: Shoshanna Walker <rosewalk AT concentric.net>
To: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: God's name: was Curious abut "G-d"
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 19:11:53 -0500
Lookit
Only the High Priest knew how to pronounce the Name, and was the only
one permitted to pronounce the Name, once a year, on Yom Kippur, in
the Inner Chamber of the Temple, where no one else was ever permitted
except for him, and only on this one day per year. In case he DIED
from not being sufficiently spiritually prepared for the sheer
holiness of the experience, a rope was tied to him, so that they
could pull him out if necessary, without having to go in.
And you tell us that there is a - modern - non Jewish - BOOK - which
purports to discuss the pronunciation of this holy Name????????
Is this author really serious? What utter chutzpa! What is there to
discuss, what is the need that people feel, to what purpose do they
think they need to know the pronunciation of the Name? They
wouldn't even know what to do with it, even if they knew how to
pronounce it, and worse, it could cause them great damage, if they
were not meant to know.....
The author has marshaled a huge amount of material from Hebrew and
cognate languages, and while it is difficult to draw definite
conclusions regarding the pronunciation of the name, this is the most
thorough discussion I have seen.
Regards
Rolf
Rolf Furuli
University of Oslo
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