The Grammar of Devotion: Defining the Exclusive Worship of Yahweh

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At a Glance

This article contends that the “grammar” of early Christian devotion—its structure of worship, honor, and exclusive address—demonstrates that the earliest believers included Jesus within Yahweh’s unique identity. Rather than presenting Jesus as a second deity or merely an exalted intermediary, early Jewish Christians identified Him as the incarnate Son who shares the Creator’s throne, name, and exclusive worthiness of worship.