1) Did Jesus observe the Rabbinic prohibition against pronouncing the sacred Name of God, YHVH?
2) Or is there any evidence that Jesus pronounced the Name? And taught others to?
3) Is the Rabbinic prohibition against pronouncing the Name Biblical?
4) Or is the Rabbinic prohibition another one of the "traditions of men" that Jesus railed against.
Did Jesus observe the Rabbinic prohibition
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Elijah John
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Did Jesus observe the Rabbinic prohibition
Post #1 My theological positions:
-God created us in His image, not the other way around.
-The Bible is redeemed by it's good parts.
-Pure monotheism, simple repentance.
-YHVH is LORD
-The real Jesus is not God, the real YHVH is not a monster.
-Eternal life is a gift from the Living God.
-Keep the Commandments, keep your salvation.
-I have accepted YHVH as my Heavenly Father, LORD and Savior.
I am inspired by Jesus to worship none but YHVH, and to serve only Him.
-God created us in His image, not the other way around.
-The Bible is redeemed by it's good parts.
-Pure monotheism, simple repentance.
-YHVH is LORD
-The real Jesus is not God, the real YHVH is not a monster.
-Eternal life is a gift from the Living God.
-Keep the Commandments, keep your salvation.
-I have accepted YHVH as my Heavenly Father, LORD and Savior.
I am inspired by Jesus to worship none but YHVH, and to serve only Him.
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Re: Did Jesus observe the Rabbinic prohibition
Post #31Elijah John wrote:OK, so the "traditions of men" included the Rabbinic prohibition. The Rabbinic prohibition against pronouncing the sacred Name is not Torah based, and not Biblical. Jesus did not adhere to the "traditions of men", but only the Tanakh including the Torah.brianbbs67 wrote:He was a Jew who preached the Torah without the traditions of men which negated following of God's law. Apparently, honoring God's name this way did not negate the Torah.Elijah John wrote: [Replying to post 22 by onewithhim]
If Jesus did in fact proclaim the Name, why didn't the Gospel Evangelists do so as well? Seems Jesus only alluded to the Divine name, but didn't pronounce it in public. That is, if the Gospel Evangelists are accurate.
And if it was simply an omission, and Jesus did in fact proclaim the Name why didn't Matthew, Mark, Luke and John consider this important enough to record? What's more important than reverently proclaiming the name of God? And salvation and forgiveness in the Father's name? (Psalm 79.9 etc.)
Honoring and proclaiming God's name is something Jesus likely did (since he was not bound by the traditions of men), according to the line of reasoning we both seem to be presenting here (unless I misunderstand). So I wonder why the Gospel Evangelists did not record Jesus proclaiming forgiveness in the Father's name.
Could Jesus have done it? I would say probably, he didn't mind shaking things up. But, maybe because this tradition didn't negate the law, he allowed for it and kept to it? IE, saying everyone is from God doesn't negate the law or worship of God. Although, everyone is to honor their parents. No one doesn't use their names from time to time.
This one, EJ, I don't think a sufficient answer will ever be found without a giant new discovery.
