upon simple arithmetic. Rather, this core conviction creates the conditions for the most personal kind of relationship because it is focused on a single divine referent, whose character is known through covenantal persistence in relationship—in judgement and in mercy—through time. Theologically, it is the peculiar eccentricity of this Holy One of Israel—the LORD, the LORD, compassionate and merciful—that calls forth a description of the divine character as inherently dynamic and personal, offering