Talk:Yahwism

Pronunciation
Would it be eaiser to call Yahwism "Yahism" since it'd be confusing to pronounce the w unless it's gonna be silent.Deutschlandkaiser (Kontakt) 01:32, March 21, 2016 (UTC)

RE:We cannot change the term
Bible Wiki nor its Admins invented the term "Yahwism". The term Yahwism is used by other (primely liberal universities) institutions but is heavily under recognized as the predecessor to Judaism and to Christianity. Yahwism is the most etymologically correct name for the religion that "follows Yahweh". SouthWriter and I agreed that the name Yahwism was the most accurate description of the original religion, because God's name He has revealed is Yahweh. We considered some other options such as "Elohim" (which is Hebrew for God) and Adonai (Hebrew for LORD). In the end "Yahweh" is God's actual "name" (I AM) and is the most descriptive to Him specifically compared to "God" and "LORD". "Yahw"-"ism" is the most etymologically correct as it it literally means the practice of worship and following of Yahweh. So while it would be nice to change it, we cannot change it. Even those who originally coined the term could not as it deprives of the etymology in which it was derived. The current spelling can be pronounced "Yah-wism" or "Yahweh-ism". In Christ, Superdadsuper, Bible Wiki Administrator & Bureaucrat