Bearing God's Name: Why Sinai Still Matters
Written by Carmen Joy Imes and Christpher J.H. Wright
Narrated by Ann Richardson
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About this audiobook
You are not alone. Some Christian leaders believe we should cast off the Old Testament now that we have the New. Carmen Joy Imes disagrees.
In this warm, accessible volume, Imes takes listeners back to Sinai, the ancient mountain where Israel met their God, and explains the meaning of events there. She argues that we've misunderstood the command about "taking the Lord's name in vain." Instead, Imes says that this command is about "bearing God's name," a theme that continues throughout the rest of Scripture. Listeners will revisit the story of Israel as they trudge through the wilderness from a grueling past to a promising future. The story of Israel turns out to be our story too, and you'll discover why Sinai still matters as you follow Jesus today.
Carmen Joy Imes
Carmen Joy Imes (PhD, Wheaton College) is associate professor of Old Testament at Prairie College in Three Hills, Alberta. A graduate of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, she is the author of Bearing YHWH's Name at Sinai. She is also a regular contributor to The Well and serves on the board of directors of the Institute for Biblical Research. She is also a member of the Evangelical Theological Society and the Society of Biblical Literature.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5FANTASTIC read! The first book I’ve read by Carmen Joy Imes and I can’t wait to look into other things she has written!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Excellent read! Made me re-think the entire concept of bearing God's name. Will be adding this to my collection of recommended reading.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5It's not often that a book digs into rich theology while also communicating with vibrant storytelling and imagery. If I ever meet the author, I’d like to thank her for being a theologian for the people. She mines treasure and makes it accessible for all. What a gift!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A well-researched and accessible scholarly look at the intersection of the Law and Christian life today. Highly recommended!
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Was in the middle of teaching Exodus when I ran across this book. It was a great resource and a great way to tie the lessons of Exodus into a larger context.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Bearing God’s Name Book Review by Grant Alford. Carmen Joy Imes, in her IVP book “Bearing God’s Name: Why Sinai Still Matters” has given us a winner on several levels. 1. She has taken her 300 page Doctrinal Dissertation “Bearing YHWH’s Name at Sinai: A Re-examination of the Name Command & the Decalogue”, and turned it into a book for the wider church”. 2. Now it is prepared as a book of 187 pages in the main body that any Christian may approach and gain much information about the text and its meaning to the Hebrews and New Testament believers but even more than that it is a practical message of Christian Living and Public Testimony. 3. First of all it clarifies what the command “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord in vain” is NOT, and then it develops the concept of “bearing God’s Name” as both the Old Testament and New Testament present this truth. 4. The book is divided into two parts: Part 1: “Becoming the People Who Bear God’s Name, and Part 2: Living as the People Who Bear God’s Name. 5. The additional material, some of which appears in each chapter and the rest given as an appendix, so there are “notes”, or “discussion questions”, Scripture Index, the usual Bibliography, and a unique feature giving the QR codes to link to “The Bible Project Videos”. Each chapter includes a “Digging Deeper” reference to additional reading one might want to pursue, and also the reference to The Bible Project video. There are also some “side bar notes” that insert something of a word study or a bit of cultural explanation. All of these helps mean that material is at hand whether one wants to do further individual studies or readily be involved in group studies. 6. Perhaps one of the more revealing things to say about the content and presentation is to quote the following passage that Carmen gives in her “conclusion”. It is revealing because it is an example of what makes the book special and so readable. She often uses illustrations from her own life including family members but in this example it also captures the whole theme and thrust of what it means for us to “Bear God’s Name”. One day, pretty early on in my studies, the clock struck 5:30 and it was time to start dinnertime chores. I sent the kids off to do theirs while I got dinner ready. After a few minutes, I noticed that the girls seemed especially cheerful and attentive. I can assure you—this was not normal. I glanced over to see what they were doing and was tickled to see that both of them had slapped a masking tape label on their foreheads that read “Yahweh.” I grinned as they explained. “We’re bearing the name of Yahweh by doing our chores cheerfully today!”They got it! As believers we’ve been branded with his name, and that reality should change the way we do everything.” See page 186.