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I like translating the Hebrew of the Bible, and I think it can be done accurately and honestly, better than extant translations, so long as you ignore the theologically minded people completely. They generally are not honest enough, you can't trust anything they say.
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Apr 9 |
asked | Who was Moses supposed to say sent him, “Ehieh” or “Yahweh” |
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Apr 9 |
revised |
Did Noah take two doves, or fourteen? remove verse numbers |
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Apr 9 |
revised |
Was Abimelech a granny chaser? copyedit |
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Apr 9 |
answered | Was Abimelech a granny chaser? |
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Apr 9 |
asked | Was Abimelech a granny chaser? |
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Apr 9 |
answered | Did Noah take two doves, or fourteen? |
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Apr 9 |
asked | Did Noah take two doves, or fourteen? |
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Apr 9 |
revised |
Which are the Ten Commandments? copyedit |
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Apr 9 |
comment |
Why does God say he only revealed his name, Yahweh, to Moses? "Shem" as "reputation" absolutely does appear in certain places, in a way exactly analogous to the following English construction "do not besmearch my good name by saying I murdered", but it is the context that decides when "shem" means "name" and when it means "reputation". The context of this verse, referring as it is to names, not to reputations is not ambiguous. Likewise the "beth essentiae" is just a use of the word "in" in a slightly unusual poetic way, and it is not surprising or ungrammatical, nor does it change the meaning. It certainly doesn't make "be-Shaddai" a reputation. |
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Apr 9 |
answered | What is Leviticus 13:55 all about? |
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Apr 9 |
asked | What is Leviticus 13:55 all about? |
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Apr 9 |
comment |
Does Exodus 22:28 call for child sacrifice? This is a comment, not an answer, but I believe the earliest versions of the religion demanded child sacrifice, with reforms that abolish this coming later. This removes the interpretation stretches regarding these two verses. Unfortunately, I can't support this with anything else, it is just a suspicion, based upon the odd nature of Genesis 22, and the firstborn sacrifice logic of Exodus. |
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Apr 9 |
asked | Does Exodus 22:28 call for child sacrifice? |
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Apr 9 |
answered | Which are the Ten Commandments? |
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Apr 9 |
asked | Which are the Ten Commandments? |
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Apr 9 |
answered | Why is Isaac called Abraham's only son? |
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Apr 9 |
asked | Why is Isaac called Abraham's only son? |
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Apr 9 |
answered | Why is Beer-Sheva' called Beer-Sheva'? |
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Apr 9 |
asked | Why is Beer-Sheva' called Beer-Sheva'? |
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Apr 9 |
comment |
Why does God say he only revealed his name, Yahweh, to Moses? This is a just-so story allowing you to make the text self-consistent. None of these readings is supportable. "Be-El Shaddai" is an artsy but acceptable way of saying "using El Shaddai". I don't like unlikely stretching of text to fit a theology, when the text is unfriendly to this reading. The grammar contortions by theologically minded people make their analysis untrustworthy. As for the connotation, Shaddai->fertility/providence Yahweh->Miracles/direct-action, I agree. The distinction between the personal Yahweh and the impersonal Shaddai is due to the different vision of God in J and E. |
