JewishStudies: "Hebrew Names of God - Shemot Ha-Elohim" by John J. Parsons

Names Revealed in the Tanakh

	Of the various Names of God found in the Tanakh, the one which occurs most frequently (6,823 times) is the Tetragrammaton, YHVH, though the other Names are significant and provide additional light on the nature and character of God.

YHVH Elohim El Eloah Elah

Yah Adonai Hakadosh Savior Redeemer

Messiah  Spirit of God Other Names Esoteric Names Name in Vain?

Note: Many of the pages linked from here include hundreds of graphics and sound files, so they may load slowly, based on your internet connection speed. Please be patient and allow the pages to download all the required files. Names Revealed in the Brit Chadashah The extant manuscripts of the Brit Chadashah are written in Koine Greek, though undoubtedly the Hebraic mindset permeates the writings, since all of its authors were first century Torah-observant Jews who were intimately acquainted with the Tanakh (as was the Mashiach Yeshua, of course). External evidence that Matthew originally wrote his Gospel in Hebrew reaches as far back as Papias of Hierapolis, of the second century CE. Eusebius quoted Papias: "Matthew collected the oracles in the Hebrew language" (The Ecclesiastical History, III, XXXIX, 16). This is corroborated later in the Babylonian Talmud (Shabbat 116a), the Jerusalem Talmud (Shabbat 15c), as well as the Tosefta (Shabbat 13:5), where debate rages concerning the destruction of the scrolls of the Brit Chadashah: Should they be burned since they contain the divine Name (i.e., YHVH)? This debate clearly documents that the gospel was extant in Hebrew in early church history. By correlating direct and indirect quotations of the Tanakh (and LXX) as well as by contextualizing the Greek constructions into their Hebrew counterparts, translators of the New Testament into Hebrew (such as F. Delitzsch, Salkinson and Ginsburg) are able to infer Hebrew equivalents. In some cases this is straightforward: the Title "First and the Last" occurs both in the Tanakh and in the Brit Chadashah. In other cases, however, contextualization is the key: the word Theos (1,000 times), Kurios (600 times), Christ (555 times), and so on, all derive their meaning from the overarching context of Jewish history, culture and collective hermeneutic. The Father The Son The Holy Spirit The Trinity Yeshua is Adonai Holy Spirit is Adonai Sign of the Cross? Greek LXX Names Greek NT Names The Gospel of "Q" Dead Sea Scrolls Aramaic Names How did we get the name "Jesus"? Using the Name in Vain Sacred Name Theology? Note: Many of the pages linked from here include hundreds of graphics and sound files, so they may load slowly, based on your internet connection speed. Please be patient and allow the pages to download all the required files. Hebrew for Christians Copyright © John J. Parsons All rights reserved.