Study your Bible to know who God is.

Originally posted by Doward
though he may have garbled the message a tad there, essentially he is correct: ancient Hebrew had no "J" sound. Therefor it is innacurate to claim the name of God as Jehovah. Yehovah would be closer, but even in that scholars are not sure of the consanants.

How on earth do you know ancient hebrew had no /J/ ???

When I briefly studied Latin at school there was debate over pronounciation ... particularly "v", was it /v/ or /w/. Nobody knows for sure although there will be clever arguments from linguists.

Hebrew being older must be in even more doubt.

For comparison observe how the Spanish "c" (/th/ in most regions) has changed to /s/ in South America. That in just a few hundred years.

Originally posted by wolfgang59
How on earth do you know ancient hebrew had no /J/ ???

When I briefly studied Latin at school there was debate over pronounciation ... particularly "v", was it /v/ or /w/. Nobody knows [b]for sure although there will be clever arguments from linguists.

Hebrew being older must be in even more doubt.

For comparison observe how the Spanish "c" ( ...[text shortened]... th/ in most regions) has changed to /s/ in South America. That in just a few hundred years.[/b]

http://www.remnantofyhwh.com/Backup%20of%20No%20J%20in%20Hebrew.htm

http://www.hebrew4christians.com/Grammar/Unit_One/Aleph-Bet/Yod/yod.html

Originally posted by wolfgang59
You are right. I give up.

We all seem to be idiots here at RHP except for RJH.

Originally posted by galveston75
We all seem to be idiots here at RHP except for RJH.

You don't have to be, if you would pay attention.

Originally posted by tomtom232
You must be the beast! Only the beast would dare make the 666th post!

666 !!!!! 😉 ARGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH
M'I EHT LIVED !!!!!!!!





Manny

Originally posted by robbie carrobie
yes it has. This probably has its foundations in a number of factors, for example the
clergy laity distinction. Nominal Christians pay a pastor to preach and teach for them.
This whole arrangement diminishes personal responsibility and has resulted in millions
of persons being spoon fed every Sunday. They emphasise personal salvation above ...[text shortened]... t reasonable, simply because their faith is not
based upon reason, but a kind of emotionalism.

I actually agree with you on this (Now this is being stereotypical but it holds true in a lot churches I've attended in my life) 100% something is fundamentally wrong with the churches these days.





Manny

Originally posted by wolfgang59
YES, serious answer.

Fair enough





Manny

Originally posted by Doward
though he may have garbled the message a tad there, essentially he is correct: ancient Hebrew had no "J" sound. Therefor it is innacurate to claim the name of God as Jehovah. Yehovah would be closer, but even in that scholars are not sure of the consanants.

I can't remember where but I remember it being said that it may not even have been a word in the classic sense but like a sound or breath. God is called the breath of life. Of course even this would be speculation.




Manny

Originally posted by menace71
I can't remember where but I remember it being said that it may not even have been a word in the classic sense but like a sound or breath. God is called the breath of life. Of course even this would be speculation.




Manny

Couldn't "Yah" be like the sound of breath?

Originally posted by menace71
I actually agree with you on this (Now this is being stereotypical but it holds true in a lot churches I've attended in my life) 100% something is fundamentally wrong with the churches these days.





Manny

Do you know of any churches that don't have a paid preacher?

Originally posted by galveston75
Do you know of any churches that don't have a paid preacher?

Your right however they the preachers have to eat right?







Manny

Originally posted by galveston75
Do you know of any churches that don't have a paid preacher?

Mormons don't have paid preachers...each ward or parish is led by a bishop who is in that position for about 5 years...he's not paid...the preaching is shared by members of the church...

The Society of Friends has a paid clergy, but the "preaching" is also done by the members.

Originally posted by RJHinds
Couldn't "Yah" be like the sound of breath?

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4657662595934098105


while I don't agree with a lot of Rob Bell's theology around about 3:50 into this he talks about the name of God



Manny

Originally posted by RJHinds
http://www.remnantofyhwh.com/Backup%20of%20No%20J%20in%20Hebrew.htm

http://www.hebrew4christians.com/Grammar/Unit_One/Aleph-Bet/Yod/yod.html

I did it again.
I promised myself I wouldn't.
But I thought maybe .... just maybe ... an RJHinds link might be useful ............

I'll never get back those minutes ... gone for ever.

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