نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسندگان
ندارد
چکیده
کلیدواژهها
عنوان مقاله [English]
Talking about the importance of names, particularly God’s names, is a
complicated issue. In ancient era the name of a person or a deity was
equal to his/her identity, therefore, knowledge of names had a magical
function. The subject of name has been markedly expressed in Old
Testament. God has revealed there by several names, such as El, El
Shaddai, Elohim, Adonai and YHWH. Some of these names are very
ancient and others are of Semitic origin. El is a common term in all
Semitic tribes and YHWH is the personal name of the God of Israel.
Calling the personal name of God was taboo and therefore considered
as a great sin. So for expressing reverence the sacred name was
replaced by the term Adonai (Lord). Every name in Old Testament
reveals different aspect of the God of Israel, for example, El is a
compassionate God, and Elohim is the Lord of Judgment. In some
passages YHWH is the God of mercy, while in others is portrayed as an
avenger. This essay, with a descriptive-historical approach, tries to shed
light on this issue.
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