The Revelation of the Name YHWH to Moses : : Perspectives from Judaism, the Pagan Graeco-Roman World, and Early Christianity / / edited by George H. van Kooten.

• Superior document: Themes in Biblical Narrative ; 9
• TeilnehmendeR: Kooten, George H. van,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 2006.
• Year of Publication: 2006
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Themes in Biblical Narrative ; 9.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (280 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

The revelation of YHWH's name to Moses is a momentous event according to the Old Testament. The name 'Yahweh' is of central importance in Judaism, and 'Yahwism' became tantamount to Jewish monotheism. As such, this designation of God also attracted the attention of pagan writers in the Graeco-Roman period. And early Christians had to deal with this divine name as well. These three perspectives on YHWH constitute the framework for this volume. It appears that the Name of God and its revelation to Moses constitute a major theme which runs from the book of Exodus through the Old Testament, early Judaism, and early Christianity. It also attracted pagan philosophical interest, both positive and negative. The Name of God was not only perceived from an insider's perspective, but also provoked a reaction from outsiders. The combined perspectives show the fundamental importance of the divine Name for the formation of Jewish and Christian identities.

Table of Contents

""CONTENTS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""CONTRIBUTORS""; ""PART I THE NAME IN THE OLD TESTAMENT AND EARLY JUDAISM""; ""WHAT�S IN THE DIVINE NAME? EXODUS 3 IN BIBLICAL AND RABBINIC TRADITION --- Wout Jac. van Bekkum""; ""BARE FEET AND HOLY GROUND: EXCURSIVE REMARKS ON EXODUS 3:5 AND ITS RECEPTION --- Eibert Tigchelaar""; ""YHWH�S NAME IN THE AARONIC BLESSING (NUM 6:22�27) --- Horst Seebass""; ""THE NAME IN KINGS AND CHRONICLES --- Eep Talstra""; ""A BURNING BUSH ON THE STAGE: THE REWRITING OF EXODUS 3:1�4:17 IN EZEKIEL TRAGICUS, EXAGOGE 90�131 --- Jacques T.A.G.M. van Ruiten""

""�GOD TEMPTED MOSES FOR SEVEN DAYS�: THE BUSH REVELATION IN RABBINIC LITERATURE --- Ronit Nikolsky""""PART II THE NAME IN THE PAGAN GRAECO-ROMAN WORLD""; ""MOSES/MUSAEUS/MOCHOS AND HIS GOD YAHWEH, IAO, AND SABAOTH, SEEN FROM A GRAECO-ROMAN PERSPECTIVE --- George H. van Kooten""; ""PLATONISM IN THE BIBLE: NUMENIUS OF APAMEA ON EXODUS AND ETERNITY --- M.F. Burnyeat""; ""DOES IT MATTER TO CALL GOD ZEUS? ORIGEN, CONTRA CELSUM I 24�25 AGAINST THE GREEK INTELLECTUALS ON DIVINE NAMES --- Robbert M. van den Berg""; ""PART III THE NAME IN THE NEW TESTAMENT AND EARLY CHRISTIANITY""

""THE NAME ABOVE ALL NAMES (PHILIPPIANS 2:9) --- Bert-Jan Lietaert Peerbolte""""JESUS AND THE DIVINE NAME IN THE GOSPEL OF JOHN --- Riemer Roukema""; ""PHILO OF ALEXANDRIA AND GREGORY OF NYSSA ON MOSES AT THE BURNING BUSH --- Albert C. Geljon""; ""THE REVELATION OF THE UNKNOWABLE GOD IN COPTIC GNOSTIC TEXTS --- Gerard P. Luttikhuizen""; ""INDEX OF ANCIENT TEXTS""; ""I. Ancient Near Eastern Texts""; ""II. Jewish Texts""; ""1. Hebrew Bible""; ""2. Apocrypha and Septuagint""; ""3. Pseudepigrapha and other Jewish Texts""; ""4. Dead Sea Scrolls and Related Texts""; ""5. Philo of Alexandria""

""6. Flavius Josephus""""7. Targumim""; ""8. Rabbinic and later Jewish Texts""; ""III. Greek and Latin Pagan Texts""; ""1. Authors""; ""2. FGrH & FHG""; ""3. Menahem Stern, Greek and Latin Authors on Jews and Judaism ""; ""4. SVF""; ""5. Papyri""; ""IV. Christian Texts""; ""1. New Testament""; ""2. Patristic and other Christian Writings""; ""3. Gnostic writings""; ""V. Koran""