Comments on: Insights from Names of Deity http://www.patheos.com/blogs/faithpromotingrumor/2010/01/insights-from-names-of-deity/ Exploring Mormon Thought, Culture, and Texts Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:35:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: qumran http://www.patheos.com/blogs/faithpromotingrumor/2010/01/insights-from-names-of-deity/#comment-11373 qumran Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:35:09 +0000 http://www.faithpromotingrumor.com/?p=2726#comment-11373 I had the chance to speak with Michael Fishbane at a BYU religious conference on sacred space. He was a delight. I asked him about ancient perspectives regarding creation ex nihilo. As I understand it, the theme of creation and chaotic waters tends to favor creation ex materia, but both traditions survived even into Rabbinical Judaism. Still, as long as we are chalking up points for the antiquity of some doctrines...I thought this might be worth a mention. I had the chance to speak with Michael Fishbane at a BYU religious conference on sacred space. He was a delight.

I asked him about ancient perspectives regarding creation ex nihilo. As I understand it, the theme of creation and chaotic waters tends to favor creation ex materia, but both traditions survived even into Rabbinical Judaism. Still, as long as we are chalking up points for the antiquity of some doctrines…I thought this might be worth a mention.

]]> By: Rameumptom http://www.patheos.com/blogs/faithpromotingrumor/2010/01/insights-from-names-of-deity/#comment-11372 Rameumptom Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:18:46 +0000 http://www.faithpromotingrumor.com/?p=2726#comment-11372 Interesting insights. I had a Rabbi years ago tell me that he believed YHWH gave the two H's in his name to Abram and Sara, when making His covenant with them and giving them new names. IOW, YHWH endowed them with a portion of His divinity. Interesting insights. I had a Rabbi years ago tell me that he believed YHWH gave the two H’s in his name to Abram and Sara, when making His covenant with them and giving them new names.

IOW, YHWH endowed them with a portion of His divinity.

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