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the name YHWH had been known to Israel, for "these rudimentary names which derive from old traditions, and from the oldest of them, never had the function of extending the name so as to stand alongside the name Jahweh to serve as fuller forms of address; rather, they were occasionally made use of in place of the name Jahweh." In this respect YHWH stands in contrast to the principal deities of the Babylonians and the Egyptians. "Jahweh had only one name; Marduk had fifty with which his praises as victor over Tiamat were sung in hymns. Similarly, the Egyptian god Re is the god with many names.
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states that the issue surrounding the use and interpretation of the names of God provide a theological puzzle in that given that God is "infinite and incomprehensible", His names transcend human thought, yet they allow Him to be revealed to humans as he descends to what is finite and comprehensible.
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Although in some modern cultures names are simply labels and designators that distinguish one item from another, in Christian theology the names of God have always had much deeper meaning and significance. In the religious sense, the names of God are not human inventions, but have divine origin and
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The Old Testament contains various titles and surrogates for God, such as El Shaddai, El Elyon, Haqqadosh (The Holy One), and Adonai. In chapter three, consideration will be given to names ascribed to God in the patriarchal period. Gerhard von Rad reminds us that these names became secondary after
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Shorter forms of Yahweh: The name Yahweh also appears in a shortened form, transliterated Jah (pronounced Yah) in the Revised Version and the American Standard Version, either in the text or footnote: "my song is Jah" (Ex 15:2); "by Jah, his name" (Ps 68:4); "I shall not see Jah in Jah's land (Is
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is the principal name in the Old Testament by which God reveals himself and is the most sacred, distinctive and incommunicable name of God. Based on Lev, 24:16: "He that blasphemes the name of Yahweh shall surely be put to death", Jews generally avoided the use of Yahweh and substituted Adonai or
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Gregory stated that the petition that starts the Lord's Prayer deals with the insults, disregard, and inattention to the honor of God's name and seeks to remedy that through the pious actions of believers. Modern Christian theology has continued that teaching, and also adds that the remedy also
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There is yet another name which is particularly assigned to God as His special or proper name, that is, the four letters YHWH (Exodus 3:14 and Isaiah 42:8). This name has not been pronounced by the Jews because of reverence for the great sacredness of the divine name. Therefore, it has been
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in the singular (e.g. Ex. 20:7 or Ps. 8:1), generally using the terms in a very general sense rather than referring to any special designation of God. However, general references to the name of God may branch to other special forms which express His multifaceted
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for God are in citations of the OT and in expressions derived from the OT (e.g., "angel of the Lord") , and in these passages the term functions as the Greek translation of the Hebrew OT name for God, Yahweh. For example, twenty-five of the uses of
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and in both cases the name is not selected by humans but is received by angelic messages with theological significance, e.g. the statement in Matthew 1:21 "you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save his people from their sins" associates
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And I will sanctify my great name, which hath been profaned among the nations, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the nations shall know that I am Yahweh, saith the Lord Yahweh, when I shall be sanctified in you before their
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38:11). It is common also in such often untranslated compounds as hallelujah 'praise Jah' (Ps 135:3; 146:10, 148:14), and in proper names like Elijah, 'my God is Jah,' Adonijah, 'my Lord is Jah,' Isaiah, 'Jah has saved.'
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May the most holy, most sacred, most adorable, most incomprehensible and ineffable Name of God be forever praised, blessed, loved, adored and glorified in Heaven, on earth, and under the earth, by all the creatures of
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Jesus explains to the crowd who hear the voice: "This voice hath not come for My sake, but for your sakes", referring to his crucifixion as the key element of the path to salvation.
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used to indicate that the reader should say Adonai when YHWH was encountered. Thus Jehovah was obtained by adding the vowels of Adonai to the consonants of YHWH. Jehovah appears in
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your God". Christian teachings view this commandment as not simply an avoidance of the use of the name of God, but as a directive to exalt it, through both pious deeds and praise.
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While the Old Testament has a wide variety of names and epithets that refer to God in Hebrew, the Greek text of the New Testament uses far fewer variants.
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for God in Luke are in the first two chapters, where the phrasing is so heavily influenced by the OT. The third frequently used term for God is "Father" (
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In Christian teachings, the name of God is not simply a label, but involves divine mysteries that require and preempt respect and praise.
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be thy name" and is addressed to "Our Father who art in Heaven". In his 4th century sermon "Hallowed be Thy Name, Thy Kingdom Come",
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The traditions and the hymnody of Christian liturgy have for long emphasized the importance of acting in the name of God, e.g. the
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Father, glorify thy name. There came therefore a voice out of heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.
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are inherently related in the New Testament, e.g. with Jesus' instruction to His disciples at the end of the Gospel of Matthew (
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have identical meanings, with the former having become the usual term in the 20th century. Three separate terms, namely
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Jehovah's name is "majestic, great, fear-inspiring and unreachably high." All of God's purposes are linked to his name.
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Thus the name of God has always been revered in the Christian tradition, and has been associated with His presence.
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The pronunciation of YHWH in the Old Testament can never be certain, given that the original Hebrew text only
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was likely familiar with the use of the term Kyrios in the Septuagint and used it in his letters to refer to
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Other prayers in various Christian traditions have continued to refer to the name of God, e.g. the Catholic
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or Yah is an abbreviation of Jahweh/Yahweh/Jehovah, and often sees usage by Christians in the interjection
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has also been associated with the power of the name of God, with continuing theological discussions.
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or Yah is an abbreviation of Jahweh/Yahweh, and often sees usage by Christians in the interjection "
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refers to elevation and being exalted. These are, however, not proper names for God, but
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Philippe Bobichon, "Fonctions et valeurs des noms dans les écrits de Justin Martyr",
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by combining the Latinization of the four consonants YHWH with the vowel points that
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Gregory of Nyssa, "Hallowed be Thy Name, Thy Kingdom Come", Sermon 3, in
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Green, Joel B.; McKnight, Scot; Marshall, I. Howard (18 February 1992).
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Veneration of the name of God goes back to the Old Testament, and as in
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has a similar context and refers to God as a powerful ruler. Similarly,
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The simplest form by which God is referred to in the Old Testament is
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involves the judgement of God against those who disrespect his name.
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Jesus submits a petition to the Father and receives a response:
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as the manifestation of the name of God to his disciples.
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In the same sense as the substitution of Adonai, the
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Many English translations of the Bible translate the
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The name "Jehovah" on the dome of the Roman Catholic
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those who bear the name of God are destined for the
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those who bear the name of God are destined for the
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Tetragrammaton
Hebrew alphabet
Nyköping
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John Knox House
Bible
name of God
attributes
Old Testament/Hebrew Bible
YHWH
El Elyon
El Shaddai
Jah
Hallelujah
New Testament
Theos
Kyrios
Patēr
God
Ten Commandments
Lord's Prayer
God the Father
Church Fathers
John 1:12
Micah 4:5
Revelation 3:12
New Jerusalem
John 17:6

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