Postulant Lesson 7
Please read the article Jehovah (Yahweh), then return to this page to answer the following questions. Keep in mind that this article is an entry from a Roman Catholic encyclopedia and, as such, offers a Christian perspective on the Sacred Name. Also keep in mind that the author frequently employs technical terms and annotations, and that his primary goal is to provide an academic survey of the material. While there are a few sections which might make for difficult reading, overall this is a well-written, comprehensive essay on a complex subject. Try to wade thru the technical parts, there are gems hidden in even the list of sources. – Initiate Stephen Andrew
Once you have read the article, please copy and paste the questions into a “comment” in your Ning AOM Study Hall page. Next, insert your answers, and post the comment, with “AOM Postulant 7” at the top.
1. Please list the various terms Jews have used to designate the word Yahweh/Jehovah. (Example: “The Great Name.)
2. Yahweh/Jehovah appears in the Old Testament approximately ____ times.
3. T/F According to Rabbinic tradition, the real pronunciation of the Sacred Name ceased to be used at the time of St. Augustine.
4. Which Biblical book contains an injunction against “blaspheming” or “determining” the Sacred Name?
5. T/F Modern Jews are just as uncertain of the correct pronunciation of the “ineffable name” as their Christian contemporaries.
6. Some scholars believe that the word Jehovah dates back only to which year?
7. Which Samaritan word is considered to most closely approximate the pronunciation of the word Yahweh?
8. Yahweh is one of the _____ Hebrew nouns, such as Jacob, Joseph and Israel derived from the third person _____.
9. T/F One of the most common translations of the Sacred Name is “I Am”.
10. God can be defined only by ____ pure and simple; not by abstract being common to everything, and characteristic of nothing in particular, but by _____ being.
11. List three of the cultures from which scholars have speculated that the name Yahweh originated.
12. It is possible that the Name existed in a modified form before the time of which Biblical figure.
13. Where is it believed that God revealed and explained the accurate form of his name?
14. T/F The word Yahweh appears in the Book of Genesis over 300 times.