Comments on: 6. “The House for the Name of the Lord” http://www.futureofthebook.org/mitchellstephens/holyofholies/6-the-house-for-the-name-of-the-lord/ On the Constituents of Emptiness Sat, 30 Apr 2011 21:19:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: ML http://www.futureofthebook.org/mitchellstephens/holyofholies/6-the-house-for-the-name-of-the-lord/#comment-7654 ML Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:03:58 +0000 http://www.futureofthebook.org/mitchellstephens/holyofholies/6-the-house-for-the-name-of-the-lord/#comment-7654 Not quite right: it is well known that after earlier being said freely, the tradition arose (perhaps around 300 BCE) that it was to be read aloud in a substituted form -- "my lord" - instead of the pronunciation of the letters as written. http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/rs/2/Judaism/name/ http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=165&letter=T Not quite right: it is well known that after earlier being said freely, the tradition arose (perhaps around 300 BCE) that it was to be read aloud in a substituted form —
“my lord” – instead of the pronunciation of the letters as written.
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/rs/2/Judaism/name/
http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=165&letter=T

]]> By: DCM http://www.futureofthebook.org/mitchellstephens/holyofholies/6-the-house-for-the-name-of-the-lord/#comment-685 DCM Wed, 14 Feb 2007 21:22:51 +0000 http://www.futureofthebook.org/mitchellstephens/holyofholies/6-the-house-for-the-name-of-the-lord/#comment-685 Wasn't there to be incense that would provide representation of the cloud? And did not the name of a thing represent the essence itself in many ancient cultures, particularly in Mesopotamia and particularly in Israel? Hence the ban against using the name of God in an unworthy manner--declaring a prophecy or truth by his name (or authority--as if given direct knowledge) and later simply by speaking his name (or making your words authoritative by invoking his authority in using his name)? You make some good points but you don't always seem to give justice to the traditions. Wasn’t there to be incense that would provide representation of the cloud?

And did not the name of a thing represent the essence itself in many ancient cultures, particularly in Mesopotamia and particularly in Israel? Hence the ban against using the name of God in an unworthy manner–declaring a prophecy or truth by his name (or authority–as if given direct knowledge) and later simply by speaking his name (or making your words authoritative by invoking his authority in using his name)? You make some good points but you don’t always seem to give justice to the traditions.

]]> By: Tim Bulkeley http://www.futureofthebook.org/mitchellstephens/holyofholies/6-the-house-for-the-name-of-the-lord/#comment-245 Tim Bulkeley Thu, 25 Jan 2007 03:27:28 +0000 http://www.futureofthebook.org/mitchellstephens/holyofholies/6-the-house-for-the-name-of-the-lord/#comment-245 As (apparently) Yuri Gagarin discovered when finally humans arrived in "space"! As (apparently) Yuri Gagarin discovered when finally humans arrived in “space”!

]]> By: Tom http://www.futureofthebook.org/mitchellstephens/holyofholies/6-the-house-for-the-name-of-the-lord/#comment-80 Tom Thu, 07 Dec 2006 18:24:55 +0000 http://www.futureofthebook.org/mitchellstephens/holyofholies/6-the-house-for-the-name-of-the-lord/#comment-80 If the term in the original language (Hebrew?) could denote "word" rather than (or in addition to) "name", then one could speculate that the "word of the Lord" inhabiting the chamber was the Commandments, i.e. the Ark. If the term in the original language (Hebrew?) could denote “word” rather than (or in addition to) “name”, then one could speculate that the “word of the Lord” inhabiting the chamber was the Commandments, i.e. the Ark.

]]> By: mcvicker http://www.futureofthebook.org/mitchellstephens/holyofholies/6-the-house-for-the-name-of-the-lord/#comment-72 mcvicker Thu, 07 Dec 2006 05:22:10 +0000 http://www.futureofthebook.org/mitchellstephens/holyofholies/6-the-house-for-the-name-of-the-lord/#comment-72 This is fascinating. Cf the 'dominion' over the planet, the animals and all things that God bestows upon Adam simply by giving him the power to name these; by naming, domesticating. Thus, to build a house for the name of the Lord is a symbolic way (as you're gonna say later on) to domesticate (literally to make 'at home'), to make present, to make visible for our limited field of vision [or, to contain/delimit] what is 'not'... what is vast and w/out limit. And by doing so, presumably to discourage 'doubt'...? This is fascinating. Cf the ‘dominion’ over the planet, the animals and all things that God bestows upon Adam simply by giving him the power to name these; by naming, domesticating. Thus, to build a house for the name of the Lord is a symbolic way (as you’re gonna say later on) to domesticate (literally to make ‘at home’), to make present, to make visible for our limited field of vision [or, to contain/delimit] what is ‘not’… what is vast and w/out limit. And by doing so, presumably to discourage ‘doubt’…?

]]> By: mcvicker http://www.futureofthebook.org/mitchellstephens/holyofholies/6-the-house-for-the-name-of-the-lord/#comment-71 mcvicker Thu, 07 Dec 2006 05:05:44 +0000 http://www.futureofthebook.org/mitchellstephens/holyofholies/6-the-house-for-the-name-of-the-lord/#comment-71 delete the apostrophe, last line, in 'heavens' delete the apostrophe, last line, in ‘heavens’

]]> By: Jay http://www.futureofthebook.org/mitchellstephens/holyofholies/6-the-house-for-the-name-of-the-lord/#comment-55 Jay Wed, 06 Dec 2006 17:10:06 +0000 http://www.futureofthebook.org/mitchellstephens/holyofholies/6-the-house-for-the-name-of-the-lord/#comment-55 should be "he has bulit is," should be “he has bulit is,”

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