DER GOTTESNAME <I>*YAHWA</I>

Abstract

ScopeVetus Testamentum (VT) is a leading journal covering all aspects of Old Testament study. It includes articles on history, literature, religion and theology, text, versions, language, and the bearing on the Old Testament of archaeology and the study of the Ancient Near East.

Divine intercession in Judah?

“…More recently, Tropper has proposed the same translation, interpreting the ending of the word as reflecting secondary lengthening of a case ending a. 34 Tropper's data and arguments make a much more compelling case for this interpretation as against the traditional understanding, and I shall treat the text accordingly here (and eliminate the "his a/," when referring to older translations). However, my argument in this paper would not be affected by an insistence that "his Asherah" is still preferable.…”

Consideraciones en torno a la Creación y la Palabra en el Próximo Oriente antiguo y la tradición judeocristiana

“…La bibliografía sobre el nombre de Yahweh, su origen, evolución o su empleo como teónimo o antropónimo en fuentes cuneiformes es ingente. Sirvan como ejemplos los estudiosde Driver 1928, Weippert 1977, Knauf 1984, van der Toorn 1995, Tropper 2001, Wilkinson 2015, 31-37, Römer 2015 Sobre estas cuestiones véaseWilkinson 2015: 34-35. 6 Incluso el mencionado acto de "destruir" podría guardar relación con el de "crear".…”

Graves, Caves, and Refugees: An Essay in Microhistory

“…This not the place to rehearse the arguments over this phrase (usually understood as 'his Asherah/asherah'). A completely new understanding has just been proposed, namely, 'šrth is the divine name in the absolute case with a lengthened a (Tropper 2001). Tropper's arguments cannot be adequately summarized here.…”