(June 18, 2013 at 11:08 pm)Rahul Wrote:(June 18, 2013 at 10:55 pm)Polaris Wrote: First one shows that the Bible is a copy/paste of five different books during the Captivity...it's a real mess when you try and separate the different interwoven statements. Also explains why there are different accounts in the Bible like Genesis and the slaying of Goliath. That and there was a compromise for which Bible to use, but I think even Christians acknowledge that one.
There was a cult where Yahweh was depicted as having a wife goodness named Asherah, who is seen as one of the enemy faiths in the Bible. Some speculate that this was a precursor faith and the Jews went out of their way to remove it from history....I say it's more of a cult because it was only seen in one area to my recollection (even if they tried to eradicate it, they're likely be more than just one remaining evidence...aka we have four Mayan codices.
Elohim was the name for God used during the time of Abraham, but could also been seen as the name of a supreme Canaanite god....the implications being quite destructive to the origin of the Jewish faith.
Interesting. They're are parts of the Bible that even today's version mentions other gods. Not naming them false ones, but actually speaks of them being the gods of non-Israel nations.
Would this not indicate that the monotheistic Judeo-Christian religion is simply built on ancient polytheistic religions?
Some would say so, but those gods were just of different cultures who the Jewish people would end up worshiping....my guess is that during some time periods, Israel was doing very poorly respective to her neighbors and the Israelites prayed to the gods of these other nations that were prospering.
But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, His Son, purifies us from all sin.