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Genesis 3
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RE: Genesis 3
(December 13, 2014 at 10:56 pm)Natachan Wrote:



By the by, notice the plural "us" that is used. Who is God talking to?

There are a ton of clues in Genesis that the Hebrews conception of god didn't become singular, all powerful, or so abstract until quite late.

Better yet there's archeological evidence that they worshiped multiple local Yahwehs each with his own goddess consort, not to mention fertility goddesses, etc., etc. And if angels aren't a kind of god, or demi-god what are they? And then there's the devil. He's pretty godlike too.
If there is a god, I want to believe that there is a god.  If there is not a god, I want to believe that there is no god.
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Genesis 3 - by Natachan - December 13, 2014 at 10:56 pm
RE: Genesis 3 - by Silver - December 13, 2014 at 10:59 pm
RE: Genesis 3 - by Cyberman - December 13, 2014 at 11:05 pm
RE: Genesis 3 - by Silver - December 13, 2014 at 11:10 pm
RE: Genesis 3 - by Cyberman - December 13, 2014 at 11:14 pm
RE: Genesis 3 - by Jenny A - December 13, 2014 at 11:06 pm
RE: Genesis 3 - by dyresand - December 13, 2014 at 11:11 pm
RE: Genesis 3 - by tonyintheLight - December 13, 2014 at 11:52 pm
RE: Genesis 3 - by Tonus - December 14, 2014 at 11:09 am
RE: Genesis 3 - by Nope - December 13, 2014 at 11:52 pm
RE: Genesis 3 - by Minimalist - December 14, 2014 at 6:00 pm
RE: Genesis 3 - by Drich - December 14, 2014 at 2:59 am
RE: Genesis 3 - by IATIA - December 14, 2014 at 3:10 am
RE: Genesis 3 - by Drich - December 14, 2014 at 3:13 am
RE: Genesis 3 - by C4RM5 - December 14, 2014 at 5:14 am
RE: Genesis 3 - by abaris - December 14, 2014 at 7:45 am
RE: Genesis 3 - by 1=2 - December 18, 2014 at 7:05 pm
RE: Genesis 3 - by robvalue - December 14, 2014 at 5:23 am
RE: Genesis 3 - by strawdawg - December 14, 2014 at 6:07 am
RE: Genesis 3 - by Natachan - December 14, 2014 at 7:49 am
RE: Genesis 3 - by Drich - December 14, 2014 at 11:10 am
RE: Genesis 3 - by robvalue - December 14, 2014 at 7:53 am
RE: Genesis 3 - by Natachan - December 14, 2014 at 7:56 am
RE: Genesis 3 - by robvalue - December 14, 2014 at 8:07 am
RE: Genesis 3 - by Natachan - December 14, 2014 at 8:14 am
RE: Genesis 3 - by Cyberman - December 14, 2014 at 10:03 am
RE: Genesis 3 - by robvalue - December 14, 2014 at 8:19 am
RE: Genesis 3 - by Nope - December 14, 2014 at 9:57 am
RE: Genesis 3 - by Tonus - December 14, 2014 at 11:17 am
RE: Genesis 3 - by professor - December 14, 2014 at 10:29 am
RE: Genesis 3 - by Chas - December 14, 2014 at 10:41 am
RE: Genesis 3 - by Natachan - December 14, 2014 at 10:36 am
RE: Genesis 3 - by robvalue - December 14, 2014 at 10:43 am
RE: Genesis 3 - by professor - December 14, 2014 at 11:02 am
RE: Genesis 3 - by IATIA - December 14, 2014 at 11:11 am
RE: Genesis 3 - by Chas - December 14, 2014 at 11:44 am
RE: Genesis 3 - by Cyberman - December 14, 2014 at 11:11 am
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RE: Genesis 3 - by Natachan - December 14, 2014 at 11:49 am
RE: Genesis 3 - by robvalue - December 14, 2014 at 11:52 am
RE: Genesis 3 - by Cyberman - December 14, 2014 at 12:14 pm
RE: Genesis 3 - by Tonus - December 15, 2014 at 6:43 am
RE: Genesis 3 - by Drich - December 15, 2014 at 10:22 am
RE: Genesis 3 - by IATIA - December 14, 2014 at 12:19 pm
RE: Genesis 3 - by robvalue - December 14, 2014 at 12:22 pm
RE: Genesis 3 - by professor - December 14, 2014 at 5:54 pm
RE: Genesis 3 - by Tonus - December 15, 2014 at 8:23 am
RE: Genesis 3 - by Nope - December 15, 2014 at 9:52 am
RE: Genesis 3 - by Cyberman - December 14, 2014 at 5:59 pm
RE: Genesis 3 - by abaris - December 15, 2014 at 10:18 am
RE: Genesis 3 - by Cyberman - December 15, 2014 at 10:22 am
RE: Genesis 3 - by Thumpalumpacus - December 19, 2014 at 4:33 am
RE: Genesis 3 - by robvalue - December 15, 2014 at 6:47 am
RE: Genesis 3 - by robvalue - December 15, 2014 at 8:53 am
RE: Genesis 3 - by robvalue - December 15, 2014 at 10:20 am
RE: Genesis 3 - by IATIA - December 15, 2014 at 10:25 am
RE: Genesis 3 - by Natachan - December 15, 2014 at 10:36 am
RE: Genesis 3 - by abaris - December 15, 2014 at 2:08 pm
RE: Genesis 3 - by watchamadoodle - December 15, 2014 at 1:59 pm
RE: Genesis 3 - by FatAndFaithless - December 15, 2014 at 2:09 pm
RE: Genesis 3 - by IATIA - December 15, 2014 at 2:10 pm
RE: Genesis 3 - by abaris - December 15, 2014 at 2:12 pm
RE: Genesis 3 - by Tonus - December 15, 2014 at 2:45 pm
RE: Genesis 3 - by Cyberman - December 15, 2014 at 2:13 pm
RE: Genesis 3 - by IATIA - December 15, 2014 at 2:13 pm
RE: Genesis 3 - by professor - December 18, 2014 at 7:55 pm
RE: Genesis 3 - by Minimalist - December 18, 2014 at 8:01 pm
RE: Genesis 3 - by Cyberman - December 19, 2014 at 3:33 am
RE: Genesis 3 - by robvalue - December 19, 2014 at 5:02 am
RE: Genesis 3 - by Thumpalumpacus - December 19, 2014 at 11:39 am
RE: Genesis 3 - by Cyberman - December 19, 2014 at 8:17 am
RE: Genesis 3 - by JonDarbyXIII - December 19, 2014 at 9:47 am
RE: Genesis 3 - by Cyberman - December 19, 2014 at 9:53 am
RE: Genesis 3 - by robvalue - December 19, 2014 at 11:40 am

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