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Examines the widely accepted Name theology of Deuteronomy thesis made popular by Von Rad. According to this view Deuteronomy sought to correct the common Israelite view of YHWH's real presence in the sanctuary by emphasizing divine transcendence. Thus Deuteronomy substituted YHWH's name as the form of divine presence for the actual presence of God in the sanctuary, for YHWH dwells in heaven.
Wilson agues that Name theology tended to downplay those passages in Deuteronomy 1-11 that refer to divine presence, and that the recurring use of the phrase "before YHWH" in the legal codes affirms divine presence.
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