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It is probably not possible to say that God's personal character is emphasized in the Old Testament, because each author, particularly in the Pentateuch, presented a different portrayal of God's character.

For example, the Yahwist (J Source) always used 'YHWH' (Yahweh) as the name for an anthropomorphic God with human characteristics. The Yahwist's God made promises and covenants with his chosen people. The Elohist (E Source) always used 'Elohim' as the name for a more transcendent God who required obedience and was feared by his people. People could never look at the Elohist's God, so he typically came in dreams or visions, but sometimes in the form of a cloud or a flame. And the Priestly source (P Source) used the names Elohim and El Shaddai to describe a remote and unmerciful God.

It is only in the New Testament that God is consistently presented as loving and benevolent.

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