[osis-core] <divineName type="yhwh">

[Todd Tillinghast]

Patrick suggested that we NOT define an enumerated list for "type" on
<divineName> for the 1.5 release.  Perhaps we can discuss this at the
Aug meeting and include a list in the next release.

Todd

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> [mailto:osis-core-admin@bibletechnologieswg.org] On Behalf Of 
> Troy A. Griffitts
> Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 4:23 PM
> To: osis-core@bibletechnologieswg.org
> Subject: Re: [osis-core] <divineName type="yhwh">
> 
> 
> OK guys,
> 	The use case requiring the need for divineName was the 
> special CHANGING 
> of the Tetragrammaton in the Hebrew to LORD or GOD in the translated 
> English.
> 
> Todd:  I'm not sure what other values your insistance below demands. 
> Could you enumerate a few.
> 
> Kirk: Because a name might be considered some degree of 
> 'divine' by some 
> person somewhere, doesn't (in my opinion) warrant the use of 
> divineName. 
>   Maybe the choice label encourages a more general use, but 
> the intented 
> use is quite specific.
> 
> All this to say, I think I'm in favour of NOT enumerating type on 
> divineName.  If someone wants to use it for some OTHER 
> purpose than to 
> mark LORD or GOD that was translated from the Tetragrammaton, then 
> that's fine, but they can use an x- like all other cases of 
> deviant use.
> 
> 
> Kirk Lowery wrote:
> > Todd Tillinghast wrote:
> > 
> >> Yes there should be other enumerated values.  I have 
> nothing to offer 
> >> on what they should be.
> >>
> >> I am happy with Yahewh or yhwh.  I think ιδεδ would be 
> hard to type 
> >> for most people.
> > 
> > 
> > What about divine names that refer to deities other than ιδεδ: Baal,
> > Molech, Astarte, etc.? Are we going to enumerate them all? Or do we 
> > allow any arbitrary string in the attribute?
> 
> 
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