(September 14, 2023 at 12:50 pm)Bucky Ball Wrote: Exactly. The Witch says she saw "elohim" arising. You didn't even look at this did you ?
I didn't this time but I have many times before.
(September 14, 2023 at 12:50 pm)Bucky Ball Wrote: "The medium says that she sees "Elohim" "arising" (she uses "elohim" in plural, but the apparition becomes singular in Saul's response) from the ground, using the word typically translated as "god(s)" to refer to the spirit of the dead. This is also paralleled by the use of the Akkadian cognate word "god" in a similar fashion."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch_of_E...ed%20me%3F
I don't see any point in this. I see nothing to disagree with. I think you are only failing to see variations in interpretation. So what of the Akkadian?
Maybe some confusion on your part as to why the plural? Uh . . . what of 1 Samuel 5:7 with Dagon; 1 Kings 11:5 with the “goddess” Ashtoreth; Daniel 1:2 with Marduk. All plural. All singular. Majesty.