no,we dont add things to the bible.JamesThePersian said:So is the rendering of the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah an extra-Scriptural tradition of the Watchtower society or not?
James
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no,we dont add things to the bible.JamesThePersian said:So is the rendering of the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah an extra-Scriptural tradition of the Watchtower society or not?
James
groovyable said:Before i started studying the Bible, with an elder. I never could understand that God really had a name, yet it really does make sense now, no disrespect to Christiandom yet i do wonder what they think of the LORDS Prayer because the prayer refers to Gods name Jehovah. Plus Exodust 6:3 is always good to read.
may said:no,we dont add things to the bible.
may said:the question of accurate pronunciation arises because early Hebrew writing consisted of consonants with no vowels to guide the reader. So whether the pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton becomes Yahweh or Jehovah depends on which vowels the reader supplies to the four consonants. Today many Hebrew scholars prefer Yahweh as the true pronunciation.
However, consistency favors Jehovah. In what way? The pronunciation Jehovah has been accepted in English for centuries. Those who object to using this pronunciation should also object to the use of the accepted pronunciation Jeremiah and even Jesus. Jeremiah would need to be changed to Yir·meyah´ or Yir·meya´hu, the original Hebrew pronunciations, and Jesus would become Ye·shu´a‛ (Hebrew) or I·e·sous´ (Greek). Hence, many Bible students, including Jehovahs Witnesses, feel that consistency favors the use of the already well-known English-language "Jehovah" and its equivalent in other languages.
I would not say it was extra , i would say it was EnglishJamesThePersian said:Then it's an extra-Scriptural tradition. Glad I finally got an answer at any rate.
James
may said:I would not say it was extra , i would say it was English
psalm 83;18cardero said:DO YOU KNOW GOD by NAME?
"YOU couldn't say MY name; YOU would only hurt YOURself."
HELLO IT'S ME: An Interview With GOD
Chapter: Preferences
Pg: 49
for someone of the Zoroastrian faith, but not for a Jehovahs witness.kiwimac said:Of course I do! It's Ahura Mazda.