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Bill East wrote: [...] There is what one might call a Theology of the Name in the Old Testament. In some primitive strands of the OT it is clear that people thought of God as actually residing in his shrine - be it tabernacle or temple. So, in Exodus 28:33, Aaron is told to wear bells on his robe, 'And it shall be upon Aaron when he ministers, and its sound shall be heard when he goes into the holy place before the LORD, and when he comes out, lest he die.' The idea is, that God can hear Aaron coming, and hide himself, so that Aaron will not see him and die. [...] An interesting notion, that one might sneak up on the LORD and say Boo!...at one's peril, of course. Do any medieval theologians attempt to explain these bells? Tim Romano %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%