YHWH Speaks to Moses Face to Face—But Does Moses Get to Know YHWH?
YHWH also reveals to Moses His goodness, glory, and name, but are knowing these the same as knowing YHWH?
Francis Landy
University of Alberta
Prof. Francis Landy is Professor (Emeritus) of Religious Studies at the University of Alberta. He holds a D.Phil in Comparative Literature from the University of Sussex and is the author of Beauty and the Enigma and Other Essays in the Hebrew Bible (Sheffield), Paradoxes of Paradise: Identity and Difference in the Song of Songs (Sheffield Phoenix), and Hosea: a Commentary (Sheffield Phoenix).
Last Updated: April 17, 2026
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