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Hallelu-who: a God by any other name

I don’t know, I take a few days off, and nearly miss a fuss over the use of the divine name in Christian worship. The Vatican banned the use of the name YHWH in Christian worship. In reality this will probably only affect a small number of songs, and very little else, at least in [...]

August 16th, 2008 | Category: First Testament, Judaism, Liturgy, Translation | Comments (4)

"Late Judaism" — Ban this phrase NOW!

I don’t mean to pick on him particularly, but I feel obliged to haul Claude Mariottini over these metacatholic coals, pour encourager les autres. In an otherwise good post (read it), he says:
In late Judaism, the Messiah was considered to be God’s agent who would bring restoration to Israel. The New Testament used the title [...]

March 31st, 2008 | Category: Historical Jesus, Judaism, Language | Comments (10)

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