Tetragrammaton : : Western Christians and the Hebrew name of God : from the beginnings to the seventeenth century / / by Robert J. Wilkinson.
The Christian Reception of the Hebrew name of God has not previously been described in such detail and over such an extended period. This work places that varied reception within the context of early Jewish and Christian texts; Patristic Studies; Jewish-Christian relationships; Mediaeval thought; th...
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| Superior document: | Studies in the History of Christian Traditions, Volume 179 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2015. ©2015 |
| Year of Publication: | 2015 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies in the history of Christian traditions ;
Volume 179. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (599 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | The Christian Reception of the Hebrew name of God has not previously been described in such detail and over such an extended period. This work places that varied reception within the context of early Jewish and Christian texts; Patristic Studies; Jewish-Christian relationships; Mediaeval thought; the Renaissance and Reformation; the History of Printing; and the development of Christian Hebraism. The contribution of notions of the Tetragrammaton to orthodox doctrines and debates is exposed, as is the contribution its study made to non-orthodox imaginative constructs and theologies. Gnostic, Kabbalistic, Hermetic and magical texts are given equally detailed consideration. There emerge from this sustained and detailed examination several recurring themes concerning the difficulty of naming God, his being and his providence. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9004288171 |
| ISSN: | 1573-5664 ; |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | by Robert J. Wilkinson. |