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 on Canonical Theology.

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.

Own-Translation Articles

The exegesis and reference pages work closely with the original-language texts. Translations in those articles are the author’s own working renderings, produced for exegetical clarity rather than as literary translations.

References-Only Articles

Some articles primarily cite Scripture references (e.g., Genesis 1:1) rather than quoting extended passages. For those articles, readers are encouraged to follow the references in the ESV or another reliable translation.

Method

Scripture is quoted or cited at key argumentative hinges — where the biblical text itself drives the reasoning — rather than assembled as a collection of proof-texts after conclusions have already been drawn. The goal is to show how Scripture’s own categories, narrative logic, and canonical shape generate the conclusions that follow.

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.