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The Fear of Hell, Good Debaters, and the Name of God: Mailbag April 22, 2016; What do tectonic plates have to do with suffering

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 Dr. Ehrman stresses Paul's concept of bodily resurrection rather than just the resurrection of the soul.   I received a number of comments on my recent posts about whether Jesus was Yahweh (Hebrew: YHWH) in traditional Christian thinking/theology.  And a number of people have wanted further explanation of the name.  In particular: how does it relate to "Jehovah"?  In fact, where does the name "Jehovah" come from?   And is it in the New Testament?

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