06-16-2011, 09:51 PM
Shlama akhi Paul,
wow, this is a great ancient testimony to how the term was understood. i'm thinking EHYEH from the Hebrew with Mar Ephraem's yodh-alaph "self-existent" makes perfect sense. if it was understood as such from so long ago, in addition to the other evidence already provided, then there really is no reason to believe otherwise. there's got to be an article in the works for all this evidence to be presented!
interestingly, i recall reading in a old midrash somewhere that Messiah was actually supposed to be called "YHWH" - so even to the ancient Hebrew mind such a thought was not anathema / kherem. why should it be to us?
Chayim b'Moshiach,
Jeremy
wow, this is a great ancient testimony to how the term was understood. i'm thinking EHYEH from the Hebrew with Mar Ephraem's yodh-alaph "self-existent" makes perfect sense. if it was understood as such from so long ago, in addition to the other evidence already provided, then there really is no reason to believe otherwise. there's got to be an article in the works for all this evidence to be presented!
interestingly, i recall reading in a old midrash somewhere that Messiah was actually supposed to be called "YHWH" - so even to the ancient Hebrew mind such a thought was not anathema / kherem. why should it be to us?
Chayim b'Moshiach,
Jeremy