RE: So apparenty Yahweh had a wife
March 20, 2011 at 3:53 am
(This post was last modified: March 20, 2011 at 3:54 am by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
(March 19, 2011 at 3:20 pm)Rwandrall Wrote: Interesting, this means judeism was originally polytheistic...more studies should be helpful.
Indeed; in the Torah,Judaism does not become monotheistic until the book of Exodus.
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TANGENT; Eve was NOT the first women,but the second. The first woman was titian-haired beauty called Lilith.Seems she was bit uppity. (translation; she would not obey Adam) Woosy Adam complained to God,who turned Lilith into a red-headed demon to and gave Adam the allegedly compliant Eve---and look how well THAT worked out!
To this day there is a Jewish superstition which considers red headed women bad luck. (really)
Source: Midrash and Jewish apochrypha. From memory, I think "The Gospel Of Adam And Eve", but I'm not certain.
Quote:Midrash (Hebrew: מדרש; plural midrashim, lit. "to investigate" or "study") is a homiletic method of biblical exegesis. The term also refers to the whole compilation of homiletic teachings on the Bible.
Midrash is a way of interpreting biblical stories that goes beyond simple distillation of religious, legal or moral teachings. It fills in many gaps left in the biblical narrative regarding events and personalities that are only hinted at.[1]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midrash
Interesting to note that Lilith was also a Sumerian goddess.Judaism borrowed much of its mythology and theology from the Sumerians. That includes their nasty little dessert god called 'el' (he) who later transmogrified into YHWH (in the book of Exodus) creator of the universe.
