Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies (Sep 2013)

Old Testament Prototypes for the Hermetic <i>Trishagion</i> in <i>Poimandres</i> 31 – and Support for an Old Conjecture

  • Ola Wikander

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 53, no. 3
pp. 579 – 590

Abstract

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The opening of the Hermetic Trishagion can be emended, with the help of a papyrus, to show that it evokes the ancient interpretation of YHWH as “I am that I am” and also the biblical “Lord of Hosts.”