So the Ten Commandments were written by polytheists.Some of them might well have done .. so what?
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So the Ten Commandments were written by polytheists.Some of them might well have done .. so what?
It's all in your imagination..
Are you trying to say you don't believe in the concept of hell?
No .. the prophets were not polytheists.So the Ten Commandments were written by polytheists.
You speak of a "nasty god".... no idea why you are bringing hell into the equation..
What are you basing your opinion on?No .. the prophets were not polytheists.
..belief in the One G-d of Abraham, who sent prophets teaching monotheism.What are you basing your opinion on?
..belief in the One G-d of Abraham, who sent prophets teaching monotheism.
You speak of a "nasty god"..
Correct that the actual author and date of Authorship is unknown .. when the two traditions ( Gen 1 and 2) stitched together .. likely undergoing numerous Interations.
Incorrect on the Creating of man being done by Singular being
and Incorrect on the "No No Please let a contradiction not be so"
In Gen 1 the creation of man is by "US"
Let US create Man in Our Image ..
which is true to the Creation story in which Every Israelite at the time was familiar. Not just every Israelite .. but but Everyone in the known world surrounding these folks .. everyone they had ever met or would ever meet .. all knew the "US" version of the story.
In Gen 2 The creation of man .. Singular
What can we say... but contradiction by definition.
which really .. is to be expected from time to time given different Traditions
.. one Tradition believing a version of the Story where Many Gods take part in Man's creation
.. the other Tradition believing only one God creating man.
"Nasty God" -- Yes Muhamu - Your depiction of GOD is very nasty .. A Flip Flopping Irrational xenophobic genocidal maniac with the most petty and nasty of Human characteristics.
Of course there is a contradiction ... the claim that there was only one God in Genesis 1:26 is yet another falsehood on your part.
26 Then God said: Let us make[e] human beings in our image, after our likeness.
Let us make: in the ancient Near East, and sometimes in the Bible, God was imagined as presiding over an assembly of heavenly beings who deliberated and decided about matters on earth (1 Kgs 22:19–22; Is 6:8; Ps 29:1–2; 82; 89:6–7; Jb 1:6; 2:1; 38:7). This scene accounts for the plural form here and in Gn 11:7 (“Let us then go down…”). Bible Gateway passage: Genesis 1 - New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Look at that Brother D .. right there in the footnotes - an assembly of Heavenly beings
.. and Look Psalm 82 is referenced ..
Divine Council of EL.
YHWH is not mentioned ..
guess it was EL
and the divine assembly is the "US"
.. although perhaps YHWH was among the Divine Assembly I suppose we can not say he wasn't present .. one of El's many Sons .. as told to us in Deut 32:8
You can cry and pout and disagree with the Biblical Reference/footnote all you like friend, but that is not going to change the "Let US Make - Our Image" into "I will make in My Image" Sorry Paddy.
As usual, you're reading the wrong the verse. Verse 26 doesn't have any creating in it.
Not reading the wrong verse at all Brother D. the deception is upon you once again
26 Then God said: Let us make[e] human beings in our image, after our likeness.
God is discussing the creation of Humans with the Divine Assembly.
did you not read the footnote ? The word "Make" means create Friend .. is that where your confusion lies ?
Here is the Footnote again since you didn't seem to understand the first time ... lost on some other verse .. on a different page.
"in the ancient Near East, and sometimes in the Bible, God was imagined as presiding over an assembly of heavenly beings who deliberated and decided about matters on earth (1 Kgs 22:19–22; Is 6:8; Ps 29:1–2; 82; 89:6–7; Jb 1:6; 2:1; 38:7). This scene accounts for the plural form here and in Gn 11:7 (“Let us then go down…”). Israel’s God was always considered “Most High” over the heavenly beings."
So you see .. it is not about what you think .. but what the Israelites thought ..
and when they tell you that it was "US" involved in the creation ..
it means "US" as in multiple Gods are present
... albeit one seems above the others .. but in this version of the Story that "Most High" is not yet YHWH ..
YHWH does not evolve into that position until the time of Moses within Israelite Religious belief
You Understand Now .. -- The Isralites believed in many Gods along side YHWH .. The Bible Tells us so ..
We are not talking about "The next Verse" and it matters not which Gods nor how many do the actual creation . That there are multiple Gods in a Divine congregation is all you need to understand .. with no mention of YHWH..That doesn't describe the actual creating.
Creating is in the next verse by a singular god using singular words.
Some did, sure. But that doesn't mean Gen 1 has multiple gods creating. Nor does it mean that Gen 1 and 2 are split traditions.
We are not talking about "The next Verse"
and it matters not which Gods nor how many do the actual creation .
In Gen 1 the creation of man is by "US" Let US create Man in Our Image
In Gen 2 The creation of man .. Singular
That there are multiple Gods in a Divine congregation is all you need to understand .. with no mention of YHWH..
Multiple Gods friend .. that Divine Pantheon just keeps cropping up ... over and over.
"in the ancient Near East, and sometimes in the Bible, God was imagined as presiding over an assembly of heavenly beings who deliberated and decided about matters on earth (1 Kgs 22:19–22; Is 6:8; Ps 29:1–2; 82; 89:6–7; Jb 1:6; 2:1; 38:7). This scene accounts for the plural form here and in Gn 11:7 (“Let us then go down…”). Israel’s God was always considered “Most High” over the heavenly beings."
So you see .. it is not about what you think .. but what the Israelites thought .. and when they tell you that it was "US" involved in the creation .. it means "US" as in multiple Gods are present ... albeit one seems above the others .. but in this version of the Story that "Most High" is not yet YHWH .. YHWH does not evolve into that position until the time of Moses within Israelite Religious belief
YHWH say his name was not revealed to Abe and Family .. "If you say YHWH had revealed his name to Abe before Moses" Then you Make YHWH a Liar .. and is you creating the contradiction then pretending I the one having contradiction in his Diction.
So now answer your own question "Do you worship Any God - Which One"
and last - Does your God wish that we kill the Child for the Sins of the Parent/Tribe - or should we make a rule say one person not be punished for the crime of another .. and tell me more about this contradiction you claim is inspired ?
But I suppose you are like me and do not know the Hebrew and rely on translations. I also think that Ex 6:3 means that God revealed Himself to Abraham etc as El Shaddai and not as YHWH. But is it a big deal if it does not mean that?
I worship El Shaddai, YHWH, the one who says that He is the only true God. That is why I know that all the other gods mentioned in the Bible are not true Gods.