![]() ![]() Since the Christian Greek Scriptures were an inspired addition to the sacred Hebrew Scriptures, the sudden disappearance of Jehovah’s name from the text would seem inconsistent. ( John 17:6, 11, 12, 26) Jesus plainly stated: “I have come in the name of my Father.” He also stressed that his works were done in his “Father’s name.”- John 5:43 10:25. The Christian Greek Scriptures themselves report that Jesus often referred to God’s name and made it known to others. Jesus plainly stated: “I have come in the name of my Father.” He also stressed that his works were done in his “Father’s name” Hence, it is not surprising that in texts preserved from that time period, the divine name is not found in the so-called New Testament, or Greek Scripture portion of the Bible. However, by the fourth century C.E., major manuscripts of the Greek Septuagint, such as the Codex Vaticanus and Codex Sinaiticus, did not contain the divine name in the books from Genesis through Malachi (where it had been in earlier manuscripts). So in Jesus’ day, copies of the Scriptures in Greek did contain the divine name. Those fragments contain the personal name of God, written in Hebrew characters. Then, in the mid-20th century, some very old fragments of the Greek Septuagint version that existed in Jesus’ day were brought to the attention of scholars. ![]() For centuries, scholars thought that the Tetragrammaton was absent from manuscripts of the Greek Septuagint translation of the Hebrew Scriptures. ![]() In the days of Jesus and his apostles, the Tetragrammaton also appeared in Greek translations of the Hebrew Scriptures. Now that copies of the Hebrew Scriptures dating back to the first century have been discovered near Qumran, the point has been proved beyond any doubt. In the past, few people disputed that conclusion. The decision was based on the following evidence:Ĭopies of the Hebrew Scriptures used in the days of Jesus and his apostles contained the Tetragrammaton throughout the text. The New World Bible Translation Committee determined that there is compelling evidence that the Tetragrammaton did appear in the original Greek manuscripts.
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