Tetragrammaton
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| - | + | The term '''Tetragrammaton''' (from [[Greek language|Greek]] ''{{polytonic|τετραγράμματον}}'', meaning "[a word] having four letters") refers to the Hebrew [[Names_of_God_in_Judaism|name of the God of Israel]] '''YHWH''' {{lang-he|יהוה}}) used in the [[Hebrew Bible]]. | |
| - | The '''Jahwist''', also referred to as the '''Jehovist''', '''Yahwist''', or simply as '''J''', is one of the four major sources of the [[Torah]] postulated by the [[Documentary Hypothesis]] (DH). It is the oldest source, whose narratives make up half of [[Book of Genesis|Genesis]] and the first half of [[Book of Exodus|Exodus]], plus fragments of [[Book of Numbers|Numbers]]. J describes a human-like [[God]], called ''[[Yahweh]]'' (or rather [[YHWH]]) throughout, and has a special interest in the territory of the [[Kingdom of Judah]] and individuals connected with its history. J is believed to have been composed in ''c'' 950 BC (thus being the most ancient part) and later incorporated into the Torah (''c'' 400 BC). | + | |
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| - | * [[Elohist]] | + | * [[Yahweh]] and [[Yah]] |
| - | * [[Deuteronomist]] | + | * [[Jehovah]] and [[Jah]] |
| - | * [[Priestly Source]] | + | * [[Psalm 83]] |
| + | * [[Tetragrammaton in the New Testament]] | ||
| + | * [[INRI]] | ||
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The term Tetragrammaton (from Greek Template:Polytonic, meaning "[a word] having four letters") refers to the Hebrew name of the God of Israel YHWH Template:Lang-he) used in the Hebrew Bible.
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