Scripture and Translation

Bible quotations, divine name rendering, method, and copyright

A note on Scripture quotations, translation conventions, divine name rendering, method, and copyright notices.

Bible Quotations

Unless otherwise noted, Scripture quotations throughout this site are from the ESV® Bible (English Standard Version).

Divine Name Rendering

The ESV normally renders the divine name, the Tetragrammaton (יהוה), as “LORD” in small capitals, and sometimes as “GOD” when paired with “Lord.” This site renders it as “Yahweh” to preserve the personal and covenantal weight of the name. Apart from this divine-name rendering, ESV wording is otherwise retained.

Method

Scripture is quoted at key argumentative hinges in these articles — not to supply detached proof-texts, but to show how the biblical categories themselves generate the conclusions that follow. Readers are encouraged to read each quoted passage in its wider context.

Copyright

Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. ESV Text Edition: 2025. The ESV text may not be quoted in any publication made available to the public by a Creative Commons license. The ESV may not be translated in whole or in part into any other language. Used by permission. All rights reserved.