About "Yahweh"

About The Name Yahweh The shocking things that you never knew about the name Yahweh Yahweh is said by a great many bible scholars and church theologians to be the correct pronunciation of the Creator of Israel's name [YHWH= yode ,he ,waw ,he], but is it? The Roman Catholic church is and has been the mightiest church the world has ever seen, and in our time having more than one billion followers. It's history goes right back to Roman Emperor Constantine the great who established Christianity as a legal religion in Roman Empire times. Would you be amazed to know that the chief God of the Ancient Romans is still being praised and worshipped unknowingly today in our time by a great multitude of Christians and Jews worldwide? The chief God of the Ancient Romans is known to us today as Jupiter, King of the Gods, but Jupiter has an older more ancient name. In English it is Jove and in classical Latin it is spelled IOVE and pronounced Yahweh. If we check a pronunciation chart of classical Latin in a book called Vox Latina, which is one of the most respected and authoritative books on the pronunciation of classical Latin we find that "I" is pronounced as a double "EE" sound as in the word sheep and the "O" is pronounced as a "AH" sound as in the word father and the "V" is pronounced as a "W" as in the word whale and the "E" is pronounced as "EH" as in the word pet. If we put these sounds together EE + AH + W + EH it pronounces YAHWEH. The EE sound + AH sound = YAH and W + EH = WEH, put the two sounds together and it pronounces YAHWEH spelled IOVE in classical Latin which is the King of all the Roman Gods. THE ANCIENT ROMANS WORSHIPED AND PRAISED THE NAME OF YAHWEH. One thing is for sure, YHWH is a Hebrew deity, and IS NOT a Roman deity named YAHWEH = IOVE / JUPITER. HERE IS A LIST OF REFFERENCES FOR CLASSICAL LATIN PRONUNCIATION CHARTS ON THE NET. 1. http://www.yahushua.net/VoxLatina.htm 2. www.everything2.com/index.pl?node=classical%20Latin %20pronunciation 3. http://www.shrinesf.org/latin.htm Vox Latina {‘English’ refers throughout to the standard or received pronunciation of southern British English A Summary of Classical Latin Pronunciation (from Vox Latina) ǎ short As first a in Italian amare (as vowel of English cup: NB.not as cap) ā long As second a in Italian amare ( as a in English father) ae As in English high au As in English how b (1) As English b (2) Before t or s: as English p c As English or (better) French `hard' c, or English k ch As c in emphatic pronunciation of English cat d As English or French d ĕ short As in English pet ē long As in French gai or German Beet ei As in English day eu pronounced as a quick slide from e to y (see below). f As English f g (1) As English `hard' g (2) gn: as ngn in English hangnail h As English h ĭ short As in English dip ī long As in English deep i consonant(1) As English y (2) Between vowels:=yy] k As English k l (1) Before vowels: as l in English lay (2) Before consonants and at end of word: as l in English field or hill m (1) At the beginning or in middle of word: as English m (2) At the end of word (after a vowel): as in French nasalized vowel n (1) As n in English net (2) Before c, g, qu: as n in anger (3) Before fricatives (f, s) somewhat assimilated ŏ As in English pot ō long As in French beau or German Boot oe As in English boy p As English or (better) French p ph As p in emphatic pronunciation of English pig qu As qu in English quick r As in Scottish `rolled' r s As in English sing or ss in lesson (N.B.never as in English roses) t As English or French t th As t in emphatic pronunciation of English terrible ŭ short As in English put ū long As in English fool u=consonant As English w ui see pp.62f. x As English x in box y As in French u or German u (umlaut) z (1) As English z (2) Between vowels: = [zz] (3) Perhaps in rendering some Greek words: = [zd] Vox Latina A GUIDE TO THE PRONUNCIATION CLASSICAL LATIN By W. SIDNEY ALLEN, professor of comparative Philology in the University of Cambridge/ CAMBRIDGE AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS 1965 HERE IS A LIST OF WEB SITES TO CHECK OUT LATIN PRONUNCIATION ON THE NET. 1. http://www.yahushua.net/VoxLatina.htm 2. www.everything2.com/index.pl?node=classical%20Latin %20pronunciation 3. http://www.shrinesf.org/latin.htm CLASSICAL LATIN PRONUNCIATIONS spelled out for you TO CHECK THE FOLLOWING NAMES FOR PRONUNCIATION in classical Latin REFER BACK TO VOX LATINA GUIDE TO THE PRONUNCIATION CLASSICAL LATIN V= CONSONANT PRONOUNCED AS;W ENGLISH CLASSICAL LATIN SOUNDS OUT JOVE iove/ ee-ah-w-eh YAHWEH JOVI iovi/ee-ah-w-ee YAHWEE JOVIAL iovi-al/ee-ah-w-ee- -ah-L YAHWEE-AL JOVEAL iove-al/ee-ah-w-eh –ah-L YAHWEH-AL JOVIS iovis/ee-ah-w-ee -s YAHWEES DJOVIS djovis/d-ee-ah-w-ee-s DYAHWEES V= VOWEL PRONOUNCED AS; OO ENGLISH CLASSICAL LATIN SOUNDS OUT V= CONSONANT PRONOUNCED AS;W ENGLISH CLASSICAL LATIN SOUNDS OUT JOVE iove/ ee-ah-w-eh YAHWEH JOVI iovi/ee-ah-w-ee YAHWEE JOVIAL iovi-al/ee-ah-w-ee- -ah-L YAHWEE-AL JOVEAL iove-al/ee-ah-w-eh –ah-L YAHWEH-AL JOVIS iovis/ee-ah-w-ee -s YAHWEES DJOVIS djovis/d-ee-ah-w-ee-s DYAHWEES V= VOWEL PRONOUNCED AS; OO ENGLISH CLASSICAL LATIN SOUNDS OUT JOVE iove/ ee-ah-oo-eh YAHUWEH JOVI iovi/ee-ah-oo-ee YAHUWEE JOVIAL iovi-al/ee-ah-oo-ee- -ah-L YAHWEE-AL JOVEAL iove-al/ee-ah-oo-eh –ah-L YAHUWEH-AL JOVIS iovis/ee-ah-oo-ee-s YAHUWEES DJOVIS diovis/ee-ah-oo-ee-s DYAHUWEES Vulgate Acts14:12 ; sacerdos quoque Iovis qui erat ante civitatem tauros et coronas ante ianuas adferens cum populis volebat sacrificare. Jerome’s Latin Vulgate / Latin Bible Jupiter (a father that helps ), the Greek Zeus. The Olympian Zeus was the national god of the Hellenic race, as well as the supreme ruler of the heathen world, and as such formed the true opposite to Jehovah. Jupiter or Zeus is mentioned in two passages of the New Testament, on the occasion of St. Paul’s visit to Lystra, (Acts 14:12,13) where the _expression "Jupiter, which was before their city," means that his temple was outside the city. Also in (Acts 19:35) Smith's Bible Dictionary Jupiter, n. [L. Juppiter or Jupiter from L. Jovis, Jove, and pater, father.] 1. in Roman mythology the god ruling over all other gods and all people: identified with the Greek Zeus. 2. the largest planet in the solar system and the fifth in distance from the sun: diameter, 87,000 mi.; period of revolution, 11.86 yrs.; symbol, 4 . Webster’s new 20th Century Dictionary Unabridged Second Edition. Pg. 992 Jupiter Ju"pi*ter (?), n. [L., fr. Jovis pater. See Jove.] 1. (Rom. Myth.) The supreme deity, king of gods and men, and reputed to be the son of Saturn and Rhea; Jove. He corresponds to the Greek Zeus. 2. (Astron.) One of the planets, being the brightest except Venus, and the largest of them all, its mean diameter being about 85,000 miles. It revolves about the sun in 4,332.6 days, at a mean distance of 5.2028 from the sun, the earth's mean distance being taken as unity. Jupiter's beard. (Bot.) (a) A South European herb, with cymes of small red blossoms (Centranthus ruber). (b) The houseleek (Sempervivum tectorum); -- so called from its massive inflorescence, like the sculptured beard of Jove. Prior. (c) the cloverlike Anthyllis Barba-Jovis. -- Jupiter's staff (Bot.), the common mullein; -- so called from its long, rigid spike of yellow blossoms. Websters dictionary 1913 page 806 Zeus and Foreign Gods From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Zeus was equivalent to the roman god jupiter (from Jovis Pater or "Father Jove") Jove Jove (n), n. [L. Jupiter, gen. Jovis, OL. Jovis, nom. & gen. for Djovis; akin to E. Tuesday. See tuesday, and cf. Jupiter 1. The chief divinity of the ancient Romans; Jupiter 2. (Astron.) The planet Jupiter. [R.] Pope. 3. (Alchemy) The metal tin. Bird of Jove, the eagle. Webster Dictionary, 1913 (Page: 803) Dias IN ACTS 14;13 (Greek Διας) D-EE-AH-S/ DYAHS, Dias (Greek Διας) Compare sound’s of(Greek Διας) dias/dyahs to Latin Djovis/dyahwes ,we can clearly see that dyahwes/djovis is a longer form of dyahs/dias or that dyahs/dias is a shorter form of dyahwes/djovis. IN ACTS 14:13 (Greek Διας) D-EE-AH-S/ DYAHS, Dias (Greek Διας) THE (O) IN IOVE/JOVE IS PRONOUNCED AS THE {AH / SOUND} as can be seen in its relationship to its Greek counter part Διας /dyahs. THIS MEANS HOW EVER YOU CHOOSE TO PRONOUNCE I-O-V-E IT STILL PRONOUNCES YAHWEH/YAH-OO-EH, PEOPLE SAY WE DON’T TRULY KNOW HOW TO PRONOUNCE I-O-V-E, BUT WE CAN CLEARLY PROVE THEIR ALLEGATIONS TO BE FALSE AND NOT ACCORDING TO THE TRUTH AND THE FACTS. The Word of Yahweh" (first edition), the Assembly of Yahweh, Eaton Rapids, Michigan, has the following footnote. It is found on page 1106 and is a footnote for Acts 14:12. Footnote #81 for the word "Jupiter". ; “The Greek text has Zeus here. Some” English translations say Jupiter, which is Latin. The Aramaic text says, Mariah Elaha"! It is interesting to note that "Jove" is another name for Jupiter, and would be written "IOUE" Latin. IT AMAZES ME WHAT SOME PEOPLE REFER TO AS INTERESTING TO NOTE References about the abomination of desolation; JUPITER/JOVE=YAHWEH *Please note there are many references to show who exactly the abomination of desolation is, so if it becomes too long for you just read the highlighted areas in yellow. In the temple at Jerusalem on the altar of burnt offering an altar to Jupiter was erected, "the abomination that maketh desolate" (Daniel 11:31), and a swine was sacrificed upon it (see ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION). The immoral practices associated with heathen worship in those days established themselves in the temple. Cheyne, article "Bacchus," EB; Kent, History of the Jewish People, I, 328-29; Josephus, Ant, XII, v, 4. International, Standard Bible Encyclopedia 15. But some said, He casteth out devils by Beelzebub - These he answers, ver. 17. Others, to try whether it were so or no, sought a sign from heaven. These he reproves in ver. 29 and following verses. Beelzebub signifies the Lord of flies, a title which the heathens gave to Jupiter whom they accounted the chief of their gods, and yet supposed him to be employed in driving away flies from their temple and sacrifices. The Philistines worshipped a deity under this name, as the God of Ekron: from hence the Jews took the name, and applied it to the chief of the devils. Mark iii, 22. WESLEY'S NOTES –Luke 11 31. And arms - Not only of his own army, but many Jews. The sanctuary- Even the holy of holies. The abomination - The statue of Jupiter placed in the temple. WESLEY'S NOTES - DANIEL 11 25. By peace - Under colour of kindness. Against the prince of princes - He fought against God, affronting God’s laws, profaning God’s worship, and temple, and setting up the image and worship of Jupiter there. Without hand- by a disease whereof he died, 1Macc vi, 8. WESLEY'S NOTES - DANIEL 8 In 70 Vespasian's supporters called him back to Rome to become emperor. Titus finished the final siege of Jerusalem, and then erected an idol on the devastated temple altar. Josephus claims 1.1 million Jews were killed and 97,000 enslaved in the war and siege ( (Josephus,Wars, VI, ix, 3). ABOUT Daniel's prophecy, Kitto says, "This appears to have been a prediction of the pollution of the temple by Antiochus Epiphanes, who caused an idolatrous altar to be built on the altar of burnt offerings, whereon unclean things were offered to Jupiter Olympius, to whom the temple itself was dedicated" (Encyclopedia of Biblical Literature, John Kitto, Vol. 1, p. 22). Then Antiochus dispatched troops to Judea in 167 B.C., destroying the temple and its sanctuary. (However, the basic structure of the temple remained intact and was later restored.) This act did away with the daily sacrifice. Antiochus then set up an image directly on the alter of the temple-thus defiling and making it desolate. The image he set up was that of Jupiter Olympus. This is the same image that the historic counterfeit church has pawned off to the world as the image of Jesus Christ. As if this were not enough, Antiochus further alienated the Jews by offering swine's blood upon the alter. A Manual of Ancient History, Rawlinson p. 255. The phrase at the end of the verse reads, "and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate." The context of the final word "desolate" refers to the perpetrator, or "causer of desolation" (Jamison, Fausett and Brown Commentary, vol. 1, p. 757), hence, the "Desolator"-Satan. To paraphrase: "the abomination shall defile the sanctuary until the end when the appointed doom or judgment falls upon Satan." There was another later and more specific abomination of the holy place accomplished by emperor Hadrian, who with "...studied insult to the Jews, set up the figure of a boar over the Bethlehem gate of the city which rose upon the site and ruins of Jerusalem (Euseb. Chron., 1, i. p. 45, ed. 1658), but he erected a temple to Jupiter upon the site of the Jewish temple and caused an image of himself to be set up in the part which answered to the most holy place" (Euseb. Chron, Vol. 1, p. 23,ed 1658). Not content merely to stop the sacrifices, Antiochus desecrated the temple. "A bearded image of the pagan deity (Jupiter Olympus) … (was) set up upon the Temple altar. The Jews popularly spoke of this as 'the abomination of desolation.' Greek soldiers and their paramours performed licentious heathen rites in the very Temple courts. Swine were sacrificed on the altar" (Charles Pfeiffer, Between the Testaments, 1974, p. 81). Daniel (11:31), in that section of his prophecies which is generally interpreted as referring to the fearful calamities that were to fall on the Jews in the time of Antiochus Epiphanes, says, "And they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate." Antiochus Epiphanes caused an altar to be erected on the altar of burnt offering, on which sacrifices were offered to Jupiter Olympus. (Compare. 1 Maccabees. 1:57 Daniel (11:31), in that section of his prophecies which is generally interpreted as referring to the fearful calamities that were to fall on the Jews in the time of Antiochus Epiphanes, says, "And they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate." Antiochus Epiphanes caused an altar to be erected on the altar of burnt offering, on which sacrifices were offered to Jupiter Olympus. (Comp. 1 Macc. 1:57). This was the abomination of the desolation of Jerusalem. The same language is employed in Dan. 9:27 (comp Matt. 24:15), where the reference is probably to the image-crowned standards which the Romans set up at the east gate of the temple (A.D. 70), and to which they paid idolatrous honors. "Almost the entire religion of the Roman camp consisted in worshipping the ensign, swearing by the ensign, and in preferring the ensign before all other gods." These ensigns were an "abomination" to the Jews, the "abomination of desolation." This word is also used symbolically of sin in general (Isa. 66:3); an idol (44:19); the ceremonies of the apostate Church of Rome (Rev. 17:4); a detestable act (Ezek. 22:11). EASTONS’S 1897 BIBLE DICTONARY THE GOD OF FORCES: “But in his estate shall he honor the God of forces” Other versions read, “But in their place shall he shall honor the god of fortresses,” “But instead he will honor a god of fortresses,” and “He shall honor a god of fortresses instead of these.” NRVS The words “his estate” has a twofold meaning. From the earthly point of view, they refer to the position his father’s gods occupied. Instead of those Syrian gods, he honored “the God of forces,” or “the God of fortresses.” From heaven’s point of view, it refers to the Almighty God Himself. That is, this king would, in his own thought, assign the position, which God alone occupies, to another god – “the God of forces.” In a place identified with the God of heaven, Antiochus would give honor to “the God of forces.” This false god was Jupiter (the Latin form of the Greek “Zeus”). He was supposed to represent the “fertilizing power of the heavens.” McCLINTOK AND STRONG The name “Jupiter” means “god of bulwarks,” or fortresses. Antiochus Epiphanes introduced this god to the Syrians, who never before honored it. He erected a temple to this god in his capital city of Antioch, adorning it with all manner of gold, silver, and precious stones. However, the temple was never completed. The real transgression of this wicked king took place when he dared to erect an idol altar to this god upon the very altar of God – the altar of burnt offerings. “Antiochus, after compelling the Jews to call the Temple of Jerusalem THE TEMPLE OF JUPITER OLYMPIUS, built an idol altar upon the altar of God. Upon this altar swine were offered every day, and the broth of their flesh was sprinkled about the Temple.” McCLINTOK AND STRONG [He Shall Honor] “And a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honor with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.” This to refer to Antiochus’ attempt to build a temple to Jupiter, adorned with all manner of precious metals, stones, and the likes. In his renovation of Antioch, the following is said of this king. “Even before he had begun his reign he had contributed to the building of the temple of Zeus (Latin form of Jupiter) in Athens and to the adornment of the theatre. He enlarged Antioch on the Orontes by adding a section to the city (named Epiphania after him). There he built an aqueduct, a council hall, a marketplace, and a temple to Jupiter Capitolinus. .” BRITANNICA 2003 The Romans prohibited Jews from even entering the city of Jerusalem after the city's destruction in A.D. 70. The Jewish revolt of A.D. 132-135 failed and Jews was unable to wrest the site of Jerusalem from the Romans. The Romans rebuilt and fortified the former capital of Judaism, naming it Colonia Aelia Capitolina, which they considered a Roman colony. A heathen temple dedicated to Jupiter Capitolinus was built atop Mt. Moriah where the Jewish Temple had stood. The New Unger's Bible Dictionary. On the altar of burnt-offerings; the first victim was sacrificed to Jupiter Olympius, on the 25th of the same month.” McCLINTOK AND STRONG The real transgression of this wicked king took place when he dared to erect an idol altar to this god upon the very altar of God – the altar of burnt offerings. “Antiochus, after compelling the Jews to call the Temple of Jerusalem THE TEMPLE OF JUPITER OLYMPIUS, built an idol altar upon the altar of God. Upon this altar swine were offered every day, and the broth of their flesh was sprinkled about the Temple.” McCLINTOK AND STRONG “But he also adorned Delos with inscribed altars & an abundance of statues. And at Antioch (he erected) a magnificent temple to Capitoline Jove [=Jupiter], not only with a ceiling lined with gold but with walls completely covered with gilded panels. And he did not complete many other project’s promised to other places, since his reign was very brief.” INTO HIS OWN, by MAHLON H SMITH, 1999 Mauzzim: (fortresses). The marginal note to the Authorized Version of Da 11:38 "the god of forces," gives as the equivalent of the last word "Mauzzim, or gods protectors, or munitions." There can be little doubt that mauzzim is to be taken in its literal sense of "fortresses," just as in Da 11:19,39 "the god of fortresses" being then the deity who presided over strongholds. The opinion of Gesenius is that "the god of fortresses" was Jupiter Capitolinus, for whom Antiochus built a temple at Antioch. Liv. xli. 20. Smith's Bible Dictionary (6.) He cast down the place of his sanctuary. He did not burn and demolish the temple, but he cast it down, when he profaned it, made it the temple of Jupiter Olympius, and set up his image in it. He also cast down the truth to the ground, trampled upon the book of the law, that word of truth, tore it, and burnt it, and did what he could to destroy it quite, that it might be lost and forgotten for ever. These were the projects of that wicked prince. . [3.] The question itself that was asked: "How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice? How long shall the prohibition of it continue? How long shall the pleasant land be made unpleasant by that severe interdict? How long shall the transgression of desolation (the image of Jupiter), that great transgression which makes all our sacred things desolate, how long shall that stand in the temple? How long shall the sanctuary and the host, the holy place and the holy persons that minister in it, be trodden under foot by the oppressor?’’ MATTHEW HENRY, COMMENTARY ON DANIEL 8. This indeterminate period, which has now spanned more than nineteen hundred years comes between the sixty-ninth week of years and the seventieth of the prophecy. The seventieth week, a week of seven years, is yet to be fulfilled for Israel. As you read of this you will see that this is what the book of Revelation and other prophetic passages call "the great tribulation," the time of Jacob's trouble. It lies ahead; it has been broken off from the other sixty-nine and is yet to be fulfilled. RAY STEDMAN, COMMENTARY ON DANIEL 9. DO YAHWEHISTS INVOKE THE NAME OF THE ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION ; IOVE/YAHWEH/JUPITER? Ju"pi*ter (?), n. [L., fr. Jovis pater. See Jove.] 1. (Rom. Myth.) The supreme deity, king of gods and men, and reputed to be the son of Saturn and Rhea; Jove. He corresponds to the Greek Zeus. Page 806 websters dictionary 1913 Jove (?), n. [L. Jupiter, gen. Jovis, OL. Jovis, nom. & gen. for Djovis; akin to E. Tuesday. See Tuesday, and cf. Jupiter.] 1. The chief divinity of the ancient Romans; Jupiter. 2. (Astron.) The planet Jupiter. [R.] Pope. 3. (Alchemy) The metal tin. Bird of Jove, the eagle. Jove (Page: 803) websters dictionary 1913. The references below show that the ROMANS were worshiping JOVE/ YAHWEH/ JUPITER before 650 BCE / 509 BCE / 295 BCE. The reason for proving this now will become clearly apparent later in this study, when showing that the Romans did not adopt IOVE/YAHWEH from the Hebrews. Capitoline Cap`i*to"li*an (?), Cap"i*to*line (?), a. [L. capitolinus: cf. F. capitolin.] Of or pertaining to the Capitol in Rome. "Capitolian Jove." Capitoline games Antiq., annual games instituted at Rome by Camillus, in honor of Jupiter Capitolinus, on account of the preservation of the Capitol from the Gauls; when reinstituted by Domitian, arter a period of neglect, they were held every fifth year. WEBSTERS DICTIONARY 1913 The numbers and architecture of Roman temples reflect the city's receptivity to all the religions of the world. The oldest Roman temples reflect Etruscan temples, like the great temple on the Capitoline Hill, dedicated in 509 BC to Jupiter, Juno and Minerva, the Capitoline Triad. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Capitol, highest of the seven hills of ancient Rome, historic and religious center of the city. The great temple of Jupiter Capitolinus, on its southern summit, was dedicated in 509 B.C.; it was foremost among the temples and altars of Rome. Capitoline Hill. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001. 13 IDIBUS APRILIS NP: Ludi Cereri Temples of Jupiter Victor (295 BCE) and Jupiter Libertas (246 BCE). “Jupiter, if it is greatly pleasing to you, that we, rather than Mezentium, should give offerings to you, accordingly may you make us victorious” (Cato Origines fr. I.12). 5 III Non Quint NP: POPLIFUGIA ‘scattering of the people’ at the disappearance of Romulus. Feriae Jovi: “Almighty Jupiter, who both engendered and fathered rulers, things, and gods, God of Gods, You who are both the One and All” (Valerius Soranus FPL fr.4) Ancient History Sourcebook: Livy: The Roman Way of Declaring, War, c. 650 BCE,History of Rome,I.32:” says: Hear, O Jupiter, and hear ye lands [i.e., of such and such a nation], let Justice hear! I am a public messenger of the Roman people. Justly and religiously I come, and let my words bear credit! Then he makes his demands, and follows with a solemn appeal to Jupiter. If I demand unjustly and impiously that these men and goods [in question] be given to me, the herald of the Roman people, then suffer me never to enjoy again my native country!” If the persons he demands are not surrendered after thirty days, he declares war, thus: Hear, O Jupiter and you too, Juno---Romulus also, and all the celestial, terrestrial, and infernal gods! Give us ear! I call you to witness that this nation is unjust, and has acted contrary to right. And as for us, we will consult thereon with our elders in our homeland, as to how we may obtain our rights. Source: From: William Stearns Davis, ed., Readings in Ancient History: Illustrative Extracts from the Sources, 2 Vols. (Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1912-13), Vol. II: Rome and the West, pp. 7-9. Scanned by: J. S. Arkenberg, Dept. of History, Cal. State Fullerton. Prof. Arkenberg has modernized the text. JOVE /IOVE/JUPITER PRE –DATE 5O9, BCE/ PRE –DATE 650,BCE Inserting the vowels of IABE into the original Hebrew consonant text (Y-H-W-H ) The noted scholar Heinisch points to the weakness of the evidence that Y-H-W-H , i.e. “Yahweh” is the pronunciation of הוהי He writes, “The pronunciation of the divine name “Yahweh” REST UPON SAMARITAN TRADITION as given by Theodoret. (Theology of the old testament, pg.39 . Inserting the vowels of IABE into the original Hebrew consonant text (Y-H-W-H, we obtain the form YAHWEH, which has been generally accepted by modern scholars as the true pronunciation of the Divine name. G.H. Parke-Taylor's book Yahweh: The Divine Name In The Bible, p. 79, we read that Genebrardus, in 1567, was the first to suggest the pronunciation, Jahve, largely on the strength of Theodoret's assertion that the Samaritans used the pronunciation Iabe, subsequent to the time when pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton was stopped by the Jews. George W. Buchanan, "Some Unfinished Business With the Dead Sea Scrolls," RevQ 13.49-52 (1988), 416, points out that there was only one group in antiquity to pronounce the divine name similar to the popular form, "Yahweh." And this only because Theodoret (fifth-century CE Antiochene theologian) claimed that the Samaritans pronounced the divine name as Iabe. JOSEPHUS' WRITINGS - BOOK 12, CH. 5 5. When the Samaritans saw the Jews under these sufferings, they no longer confessed that they were of their kindred, nor that the temple on Mount Gerizzim belonged to Almighty God. This was according to their nature, as we have already shown. And they now said that they were a colony of Medes and Persians; and indeed they were a colony of theirs. So they sent ambassadors to Antiochus, and an epistle, whose contents are these: "To king Antiochus the god, Epiphanes, a memorial from the Sidonians, who live at Shechem. Our forefathers, upon certain frequent plagues, and as following a certain ancient superstition, had a custom of observing that day which by the Jews is called the Sabbath. (18) And when they had erected a temple at the mountain called Gerizim, though without a name, they offered upon it the proper sacrifices. Now, upon the just treatment of these wicked Jews, those that manage their affairs, supposing that we were of kin to them, and practiced as they do, make us liable to the same accusations, although we be originally Sidonians, as is evident from the public records. We therefore beseech thee, our benefactor and Savior, to give order to Apollonius, the governor of this part of the country, and to Nicanor, the procurator of thy affairs, to give us no disturbance, nor to lay to our charge what the Jews are accused for, since we are aliens from their nation, and from their customs; but let our temple, which at present hath no name at all be named the Temple of Jupiter Hellenius. If this were once done, we should be no longer disturbed, but should be more intent on our own occupation with quietness, and so bring in a greater revenue to thee." When the Samaritans had petitioned for this, the king sent them back the following answer, in an epistle: "King Antiochus to Nicanor. The Sidonians, who live at Shechem, have sent me the memorial enclosed. When therefore we were advising with our friends about it, the messengers sent by them represented to us that they are no way concerned with accusations which belong to the Jews, but choose to live after the customs of the Greeks. Accordingly, we declare them free from such accusations, and order that, agreeable to their petition, their temple be named the Temple of Jupiter Hellenius." He also sent the like epistle to Apollonius, the governor of that part of the country, in the forty-sixth year, and the eighteenth day of the month Hecatorabeom. JOSEPHUS' WRITINGS - BOOK 12, CH. 5 The universal peril led the Samaritans, eager for safety, to repudiate all connection and kinship with the Jews. They sent ambassadors and an epistle asking to be recognized as belonging to the Greek party, and to have their temple on Mt. Gerizim named "The Temple of Jupiter Hell