Armstrong Institute of Biblical Archaeology Did the Exodus really happen? If so, when? Scholars have long theorized about the historicity and dating of the Exodus. Some believe it happened in the mid-15th century b.c.e. (an “early” Exodus), based primarily on biblical information. Many believe it happened two or three centuries later, based more on select archaeological information. Many more believe […]
Category: Divine Name
The claim that Jesus placed primary emphasis on the literal use or restoration of the divine name may sound reverent, but it does not hold up under careful examination of Scripture, historical context, and the internal logic of the argument itself. When Jesus taught his disciples to pray, “Hallowed be your name” (Matthew 6:9), it […]
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Did Jesus Use God’s Divine Name?
Many people today ask whether Jesus spoke God’s personal name—often represented as YHWH (sometimes rendered “Jehovah” or “Yahweh”). Some religious groups, primarily Jehovah’s Witnesses, say Jesus must have used it regularly and taught others to do the same. Others say there is no evidence he did.This video brings together the historical, linguistic, and biblical evidence […]
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Romans 10:13
For “everyone who calls on the name of Jehovah will be saved.” Regarding this verse the New World Translation study Bible states: “Calling on Jehovah’s name is broad in meaning and involves more than just knowing and using God’s personal name. The expression “to call on (someone’s) name” has its background in the Hebrew Scriptures. […]
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Jesus Revealed God’s Name-How?
When Jesus said that he made God’s name known to his disciples, they already knew the divine name. He was not giving them its correct pronunciation. Nor was he giving them a mandate to make known to the world the name of his father. But along with revealing God’s character and personality, there was something […]
In the previous post “Did the Apostles Proclaim the Name Jehovah?” a careful review of the scriptures clearly demonstrated a shift in the degree of prominence given to the divine name from the Old Testament to the New. The apostles, instead of bearing witness to the Father and emphasizing his name, in obedience to God […]
Before I begin with the subject at hand I thought it would be helpful, for those interested in technical accuracy, to make a small clarification. Since the exact pronunciation of the divine name is unknown, it is not the aim of this post nor of the one previous to this, “Did Jesus Proclaim the Name […]
In a previous post entitled: “Restoring the Name Jehovah to the New Testament?” I examined what scholars and researchers had to say about the occurrence of the tetragrammaton in the Septuagint and earliest copies of the Christian writings. That article began with comments made by governing body member Geoffrey Jackson in a 2018 JW Broadcast […]
In the October 2018 episode of JW Broadcasting, governing body member Geoffrey Jackson gave the theme talk entitled: “Father Glorify Your Name”. During the talk he gave an illustration that explains the Watchtower society’s rationale behind inserting the name Jehovah in the Greek portion of the New World Translation: “It’s important to note that the […]