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So much depends on whose version you read.
posted by
Ciel
on January 5, 2005 at 2:33 PM
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I think
it's a tradition there in the writings
that is suppressed
by the King James
monotheists.
I have a passage in my GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT that goes like this:
"Our fathers found divinity in every wood-pond, rock and tree, so tell me now, why can not thee?"
that which is outside our ken remains outside our ken.
we only get hints at what it might be.
posted by
Xeno-x
on January 5, 2005 at 11:25 AM
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Westwend -
I like the concept of sky and ground/male and female. It's all a part of the concept of a nondualistic "God".
posted by
sannhet
on January 3, 2005 at 7:33 AM
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Westwend -
Interesting. This goes along with the concepts of many Gnostics (and other religions) who believe that there are many Gods, but also an ultimate, omnipotent God.
posted by
sannhet
on January 3, 2005 at 7:32 AM
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oughta check something while we're at it
if the sky and the ground have gender.
then we have a parallel.
literature will do that.
sky and ground -- male and female
man and woman -- male and female
posted by
Xeno-x
on January 3, 2005 at 7:05 AM
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this is an "el" moment
this word -- and the first word that KJV translates as "god" singular -- is "elohim" -- plural of the word, "eloah".
We've got multiple gods here.
what sex they are is not noted.
but there is more than one.
the writer believed that the gods created the sky and the ground and that they thought to create male and female in their image.
this would give the impression then that there were female gods involved in this creation.
posted by
Xeno-x
on January 3, 2005 at 7:03 AM
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Original -
Yes, forgiveness is a good thing.
posted by
sannhet
on January 2, 2005 at 8:34 PM
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Ariala -
I believed that once too. But now I'm more comfortable with the idea that God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit are all manifestations of one "God", the ultimate, the All.
posted by
sannhet
on January 2, 2005 at 8:34 PM
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as long as he is forgiving,\.....
posted by
Original_Influence
on January 2, 2005 at 6:32 PM
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I've understood that Genesis 1:26 is talking about God the Father and
God the Son both being present at Creation, along with the Holy Spirit -- hence the word "us."
posted by
Ariala
on January 2, 2005 at 6:13 PM
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