Names of God in the Hebrew Bible - Society of Biblical Literature
Names of God in the Hebrew Bible - Society of Biblical Literature
Names of God in the Hebrew Bible - Society of Biblical Literature
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Robert L. Foster is adjunct <strong>in</strong>structor <strong>in</strong> religious studies at Texas Christian University. He has<br />
authored numerous articles appear<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> such places as Journal <strong>of</strong> <strong>Biblical</strong> <strong>Literature</strong>, New<br />
Testament Studies, and <strong>Biblical</strong> Theology Bullet<strong>in</strong>.<br />
Glossary<br />
Masoretes – A group <strong>of</strong> Jewish scholars from <strong>the</strong> 6 th to <strong>the</strong> 9 th century CE devoted to <strong>the</strong> copy<br />
and preservation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Hebrew</strong> <strong>Bible</strong>. They developed a system <strong>of</strong> mark<strong>in</strong>gs for pronunciation <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> text.<br />
Tetragrammaton – A Greek word mean<strong>in</strong>g “four letters” used to refer to <strong>the</strong> four consonants <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> Div<strong>in</strong>e Name, Y-H-W-H.
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