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More interesting facts on God and his word. Is it Yahweh or Yahveh? Most modernBible translations have notes on this issue in their introductions state that thetrue name of God in the Old Testament was Yahweh with a w and not v. As all theletters of the Tetragrammaton are called vowels by Josephus (Wars of the Jews,5.5.556) as well as by Hebrew grammars. Another authority says, “The sound of wawa long time ago wasn’t ‘vav’ at all but ‘w’ and ‘w’ is weak. The Yemenite Jews ofArabia who retain an ancient, correct, and pure pronunciation of Hebrew stillpronounce the waw as ‘w,’ as does Arabic, the close sister language of Hebrew,”How the Hebrew Language Grew, Edward Horowitz, pp. 29-30. The online Wikipedianotes: ‘V’ was pronounced as the modern English ‘W’.The Bible has seen a notably large number of English language translations.The worldwide status of Bible translation (2008): Number Statistic6,909 number of languages spoken in the world today200,000,000 number of people who speak the 2,393 languages where translationprojects have not yet begun1,998 number of translation programs currently in progress for languages withoutadequate Scripturenearly 80% world’s remaining Bible translation needs that are located in the threeareas of greatest need1,168 number of language communities which have access to the New Testament intheir heart language438 number of language communities which have access to the entire (ProtestantCanon) Bible in the language they understand best6,500,000,000 population of the worldOf the world's 6,900 languages, 2,400 have some or all of the Bible, 1,600 (spokenby more than a billion people) have translation underway, and some 2,500 (spokenby 270 million people) are judged as needing translation to begin.The Bible has always been central to the life of the Christian church. Biblescholar N.T. Wright says Jesus himself was profoundly shaped by the scriptures,the ancient Hebrew and Aramaic texts whose stories, songs, prophecy and wisdompermeated the Jewish world of his day. He adds that the earliest Christians alsosearched those same scriptures in their effort to understand what their living Godhad accomplished through the brief earthly life of Jesus. They regarded theancient Israelites' scriptures as having reached a climactic fulfillment in Jesushimself, generating the "new covenant" prophesied by Jeremiah.There are among Christians various differences of opinion as to how certainincidents as described in the Bible are to be interpreted and as to what meaningshould be attached to various prophecies. However, Christians in general should bein agreement as to the Bible's basic message. A general outline should be as thefollowing:At some point in the past, humanity chose to depart from the will of God and beganto sin under of the influence of Satan.Because of the effects of sin, people could not deal directly with God, and inthese last days the one true God has revealed Himself in many ways so that all canunderstand him.God called Abraham and his progeny to be the means for saving all of humanity.To this end, he gave the Law to Moses.The resulting nation of Israel went through cycles of sin and repentance, yet theprophets show an increasing understanding of the Law as a moral, not just aceremonial, force.Jesus brought a perfect completion of the Mosaic Law, bringing about a bettercovenant of love and life.By His death and resurrection, all who believe and are baptized in his name aresaved by the grace of God, thus being redeemed by him.The Almighty by the alphabet. God is the:
 
Advocate - 1 John 2:1Almighty - Revelation 1:8Alpha - Revelation 1:8Amen - Revelation 3:14Angel of the Lord - Genesis 16:7Anointed One - Psalm 2:2Apostle - Hebrews 3:1Author and Perfecter of our Faith - Hebrews 12:2Beginning - Revelation 21:6Bishop of Souls - 1 Peter 2:25Branch - Zechariah 3:8Bread of Life - John 6:35,48Bridegroom - Matthew 9:15Carpenter - Mark 6:3Chief Shepherd - 1 Peter 5:4The Christ - Matthew 1:16Comforter - Jeremiah 8:18Consolation of Israel - Luke 2:25Cornerstone - Ephesians 2:20Dayspring - Luke 1:78Day Star - 2 Peter 1:19Deliverer - Romans 11:26Desire of Nations - Haggai 2:7Emmanuel - Matthew 1:23End - Revelation 21:6Everlasting Father - Isaiah 9:6Faithful and True Witness - Revelation 3:14First Fruits - 1 Corinthians 15:23Foundation - Isaiah 28:16
 
Fountain - Zechariah 13:1Friend of Sinners - Matthew 11:19Gate for the Sheep - John 10:7Gift of God - 2 Corinthians 9:15God - John 1:1Glory of God - Isaiah 60:1Good Shepherd - John 10:11Governor - Matthew 2:6Great Shepherd - Hebrews 13:20Guide - Psalm 48:14Head of the Church - Colossians 1:18High Priest - Hebrews 3:1Holy One of Israel - Isaiah 41:14Horn of Salvation - Luke 1:69I Am - Exodus 3:14Jehovah - Psalm 83:18Jesus - Matthew 1:21King of Israel - Matthew 27:42King of Kings - 1 Timothy 6:15; Revelation 19:16Lamb of God - John 1:29Last Adam - 1 Corinthians 15:45Life - John 11:25Light of the World - John 8:12; John 9:5Lion of the Tribe of Judah - Revelation 5:5Lord of Lords - 1 Timothy 6:15; Revelation 19:16Master - Matthew 23:8Mediator - 1 Timothy 2:5Messiah - John 1:41Mighty God - Isaiah 9:6
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