Verbum 9 Tip 8af: Faceted interactives: Names of God
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Names of Gods
Meditations on the names of God (e.g. Praise the Name of the Lord: Meditations on the Names of God in the Qur’an and the Bible: Fitzgerald, Michael Louis. ISBN 9780814645727) and litanies of the names of God (e.g. Powerful Titles of Jesus in the Bible) are common across the Abrahamic religions. Therefore, they are often important in missionary and worship contexts. Verbum reflect this interest in the Names of God interactive. This interactive has only internal documentation under “about”.
A sample:
Note that the data is organized first by the person of the Holy Trinity. Under that are entry headings consisting of:
- Name of God in English
- Name of God in the original language
- Pronunciation of the name in the original language
- Number of occurrences of the name
If one clicks on the name in theory one gets a popup with information on the name’s various translations, their relative frequency, and distribution. Unfortunately, as shown above, Verbum fails to treat the entire name as a lexical unit. Rather, it gives the information for the individual elements within the lexical unit, data which is meaningless in this context. This is, however, a quick source for the transliteration which is used in several of the devotional resources.
Expanding the heading displays the Bible passages with the name of God highlighted.
Both the facets on the left and the data on the right may be presented in two sequences:
- By count
- Alphabetic
Available facets are:
- Person of trinity
- Language
- Speaker
- Addressee
- People
- Places
- Things
- Themes
I would use this interactive more frequently if:
- It provided the transliteration in the primary data.
- It had a Biblical book facet.
- There was linkage to the major resources on the names
A list of resources in my library, excluding ebooks, on the names of God. [quote]
Names of God
Skinner, John. The Divine Names in Genesis. London; New York; Toronto: Hodder and Stoughton, 1914.
Every Name of God in the Bible
Richards, Larry. Every Name of God in the Bible. Everything in the Bible Series. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 2001.
His Names are Wonderful: Getting to Know God through His Hebrew Names
Vander Meulen, Elizabeth L., and Barbara D. Malda. His Names Are Wonderful: Getting to Know God through His Hebrew Names. Baltimore, MD: Messianic Jewish Publishers, 2005.
Intimate Moments with the Hebrew Names of God
Mallin, Barri Cae, and Shmuel Wolkenfeld. Intimate Moments with the Hebrew Names of God. Orlando, FL: Bridge-Logos Publishers, 1999.
Luis de León: The Names of Christ
De León, Luis. Luis de León: The Names of Christ. Edited by Richard J. Payne. Translated by Manuel Durán and William Kluback. The Classics of Western Spirituality. New York; Ramsey, NJ; Toronto: Paulist Press, 1984.
Horton, T.C., and Charles Hubert. Names of Christ. Chicago: Moody Press, 1994.
Names of God. Bellingham, WA: Faithlife, 2015.
Stone, Nathan. Names of God. Chicago: Moody Press, 1944.
Names of God: Glimpses of His Character: 8 Studies for Individuals or Groups: With Notes for Leaders
Connelly, Douglas. Names of God: Glimpses of His Character: 8 Studies for Individuals or Groups: With Notes for Leaders. A LifeGuide Bible Study. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Connect: An Imprint of InterVarsity Press, 2012.
Pritchard, Ray. Names of the Holy Spirit. Chicago: Moody Press, 1995.
The Unexpected Jesus: The Truth Behind His Biblical Names
Sproul, R. C. The Unexpected Jesus: The Truth Behind His Biblical Names. Fearn, UK: Christian Focus Publications, 2005.
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Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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Unfortunately, as shown above, Verbum fails to treat the entire name as a lexical unit.
This is a critical observation as well as what I will emphasize below.
Have you collected these observations into a feature request?I would use this interactive more frequently if:
- It provided the transliteration in the primary data.
- It had a Biblical book facet.
- There was linkage to the major resources on the names
A list of resources in my library, excluding ebooks, on the names of God.
Meanwhile, Jesus kept on growing wiser and more mature, and in favor with God and his fellow man.
International Standard Version. (2011). (Lk 2:52). Yorba Linda, CA: ISV Foundation.
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I was thinking I ought to ... the lexical unit is a broader issue than just this interactive.
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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