Soapy
Son of his Father: The Heir and Prince
I’m not sure what you are asking from me. I really don’t know what you are on about?In response to your emotion I have done a search and found something like what you're talking about, but I've never heard anyone try to make this sort of argument, truly. I haven't been hiding.
Which must be frustrating, but what I'm saying is you have adopted their usage 'God' in the Sh'ma.
For example in a reply to me:
A question: does recitation of the Sh'ma include a hope that all people will be included? That would go far in lending credibility to translating 'Elohim' as 'God', because it would make it be less about only one small group of people and more like a prayer for everyone everywhere. In the quoted post it is assumed that Israel knows all about God already and is just using 'Elohim' as their term for that, but can such be shown from scripture prior to the catholic scripture? (Of course the gospels claim that it can, since they claim everything about Jesus can be.) Paul says "You were once aliens..." (Ephesians 2:2) Saying that the 'Elohim' in the Sh'ma has any connection with us depends upon a successful adoption of us. It requires that we are not aliens anymore. If we are not then 'God' could be a legitimate translation.
Its got diddly squat to do with a 'Trinity' though. Honestly I thought this must be a straw argument for you even bringing this up.
My point, if that’s what we are talking about, is that trinitarian Christian claim that the verse (Sh’ma… Shema…) proves that God (El) is a trinity of persons.
I say that the claim is wholly invalid and even irreverent.
You say you never heard such a claim but have now found ‘something like it’…
Now you say you don’t know why I’m talking about trinity….!
What is the premise of the thread title?
What is the purpose behind the Sh’ma? What should the words mean to Christian’s or Jews?