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What is the Sacred Name Movement?

The sacred name movement is a religious movement that began in the late 1920s and early 1930s. It grew out of division within the Church of God (Seventh Day). The primary and, therefore, the namesake concern of this movement is both the written and the oral use of the Name Yahweh, or one of the other many English forms of the Hebrew Name of God. From this emphasis, it derives its name, the Sacred Name Movement.

While the most popular English form of the Name comes to us as Yahweh (Yahshua for Jesus), in Hebrew Bibles, it is יהוח and in early Hebrew manuscripts and engravings, why. Most scholars represent it in English as YHWH or YHVH. For many sacred-name people, a secondary concern is the disparagement, in varying degrees, of the Name of Jesus. This disparagement extends to Chr_stians and Chr_stianity (sic) for refusing to use the Hebrew-only sacred names and being full of pagan practices.

For more details, read A History of the Sacred Name Movement.

Details: Gary Mink; 24 Nov 2012; May 09, 2024

What Is the Sacred Name Movement?

What is the Sacred Name Movement?