https://www.galaxie.com/article/bsac171-684-04
https://sats.ac.za/blog/2021/03/01/surprises-in-esther/
https://www.academia.edu/10195380/ACCIDENT_OR_ACRONYMY_THE_TETRAGRAMMATON_IN_THE_MASORETIC_TEXT_OF_ESTHER
https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/42751218.pdf?refreqid=fastly-default%3Aa58bc3114ebc8336b2b48b215a83555b&ab_segments=&origin=&initiator=&acceptTC=1
https://www.jewishideas.org/article/why-name-god-not-mentioned-megillat-esther
https://library.biblicalarchaeology.org/article/the-hidden-hand-of-god/
http://jimspace3000.blogspot.com/2016/03/esthers-acrostic-secret.html
Sporadic theological and historical musings by Edgar Foster (Ph.D. in Theology and Religious Studies and one of Jehovah's Witnesses).
What's your opinion on this issue, is the name hidden in Esther?
ReplyDeleteRoman, it's take me a long time to come to a firm opinion/view on some things. To be honest, while I learned about acrostic poetry years ago, I have long been suspicious of seeing God's name (YHWH) in Esther. However, after reading a number of scholarly works and reading the study Bible comments for NWT, I'm now up to maybe. I can also see the rationale since the Jews were living under Persian rule that apparently turned hostile to a degree. So, I'm not dogmatic about it and think it's possible the name is there, but I'm not a firm "yes" at this point.
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