tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post5325209942138444291..comments2024-03-12T11:58:24.510+13:00Comments on Otagosh: Two men and a bird?Gavin Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17965552923012880262noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post-57533147955852324542012-07-23T09:08:31.906+12:002012-07-23T09:08:31.906+12:00I've come to the conclusion that any ways in w...I've come to the conclusion that any ways in which we try to define God will end up in placing human limitations upon him. There was an ancient Jewish tradition that God is simply too great and awesome for humans to be able to quantify. Using terms like "white", or "male" or even thinking of Him in those ways probably sets us back in our understanding.<br /><br />BBByker Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15602697337552385535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post-4266160831266058612012-07-20T20:43:57.416+12:002012-07-20T20:43:57.416+12:00Great! Looking forward to it.Great! Looking forward to it.Gavin Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17965552923012880262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post-48739295368787409602012-07-20T17:48:34.590+12:002012-07-20T17:48:34.590+12:00BTW the Kindle edition (I'm told) is coming so...BTW the Kindle edition (I'm told) is coming soon, apparently it takes longer than print (go figure ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post-41016852995457687512012-07-20T00:18:28.137+12:002012-07-20T00:18:28.137+12:00Of course the bible portrays a male god.
The most...Of course the bible portrays a male god.<br /><br />The most ancient religions worshiped the goddess, due to the reverence/awe people had for the birthing process. This was the creation of life after all - an incredible, miraculous event. In these ancient religions, the earth was believed to have been born of the goddess, and women were revered.<br /><br />After the "great discovery", when the truth was found out about the male role in the birthing process, and as cities arose for the first time, that all changed. Now, birth was not the only way new things were created - things were built, they were made. By men. So, therefore, the earth must have been MADE. By a MALE god, living in the sky. Hence the ongoing conflict we see - the priests of the male sky-god constantly trying to enforce their religion against the competing belief in the goddess. <br /><br />Was the god of the bible male? The whole society of the bible was male-dominated. Of course their god was male.<br /><br />This is the drama we walk into mid-stream when we open the pages of the bible. Many people still clink to the traditional belief in the earth goddess. But the male skyThe Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02327459017793489626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post-55908255849494266062012-07-19T21:59:14.107+12:002012-07-19T21:59:14.107+12:00I would say that the God(s) of the Bible is (are) ...I would say that the God(s) of the Bible is (are) undeniably male and anthropomorphic. However, I see Yahweh as more of a literary character than an actual God. The God most Christians believe in is the God of the Greek philosophers, a genderless transcendent entity.Paul D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483419817200339955noreply@blogger.com