Naming God in Early Judaism

During the Second Temple period (516 BCE–70 CE), Jews became reticent to speak and write the divine name, YHWH, also known by its four letters in Gre… Mehr

Autor: Meyer, Anthony

Verlag: Brill | Schöningh

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Beschreibung

During the Second Temple period (516 BCE–70 CE), Jews became reticent to speak and write the divine name, YHWH, also known by its four letters in Greek as the tetragrammaton. Priestly, pious, and scribal circles limitted the use of God’s name, and then it disappeared. The variables are poorly understood and the evidence is scattered. This study brings together all ancient Jewish literary and epigraphic evidence in Aramaic, Hebrew, and Greek to describe how, when, and in what sources Jews either used or avoided the divine name. Instead of a diachronic contrast from use to avoidance, as is often the scholarly assumption, the evidence suggests diverse and overlapping naming practices that draw specific meaning from linguistic, geographic, and social contexts.

Produktnummer	97835067035071
EAN	9783506703507
Verlag	Brill \| Schöningh
Autor	Meyer, Anthony
Produktform	Hardcover
Sprachen	Englisch
Auflage	1
Erscheinungsdatum	11.11.2022
Seiten	329
Maße	Breite 160 mm x Höhe 30 mm
Gewicht	0.788 kg