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The Name Beyond Names

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YHWH. We know this name. We speak this name. We rarely stop to think about what this name means. Not what it means in the academic sense – etymology, pronunciation, theological significance. We have libraries full of that. I mean: what does it mean that the God of all creation chose to give us a name? That the Incomparable One, who needs nothing from us, who owes us nothing, decided to be...

The Purpose of God in the Covenants of the Pentateuch

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So I made a bit of a mistake in this one by writing this essay in a systematic theology style rather than writing this as a historical survey of the topic from the Pentateuch. Some of my biblical referencing was inadequate. Still achieved a Distinction. Apparently one of only three in the class. Result was 80%. Abstract Each of the covenants within the Pentateuch (and indeed the later covenant...