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"Too Much to Grasp": Exodus 3:13-15 and the Reality of God

"Too Much to Grasp": Exodus 3:13-15 and the Reality of God

Saner, Andrea D.

Paperback

Series: Journal of Theological Interpretation Supplements, Book 11

JudaismBible StudiesGeneral Christianity

ISBN10: 1575063972
ISBN13: 9781575063973
Publisher: Eisenbrauns
Published: Sep 15 2015
Pages: 280
Weight: 0.92
Height: 0.64 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

Few phrases in Scripture have occasioned as much discussion as has the I am who I am of Exodus 3:14. What does this phrase mean? How does it relate to the divine name, YHWH? Is it an answer to Moses' question (v. 13), or an evasion of an answer?

The trend in late-nineteenth- and twentieth-century scholarly interpretations of this verse was to superimpose later Christian interpretations, which built on Greek and Latin translations, on the Hebrew text. According to such views, the text presents an etymology of the divine name that suggests God's active presence with Israel or what God will accomplish for Israel; the text does not address the nature or being of God. However, this trend presents challenges to theological interpretation, which seeks to consider critically the value pre-modern Christian readings have for faithful appropriations of Scripture today.

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