Re: lovegender, reptillianbrain,looong.
Sky (palmoni@lcc.net)
Fri, 10 Oct 97 02:30:26 PDT
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| > Actually, Sky, in the same OT class, we learned that the original
wording
| of
| > Hebrew said: God made man in OUR image.
| > Originally, the Hebrews did look at God as both Mother and Father. You
| can
| > find it in the texts--in Proverbs, I think it was, God wsa described as
| being
| > the protective father and as the murturing mother. Somewhere along the
| line,
| > they began to look at God as completely male. So interesting, huh?
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| > Lovin You,
| > Julia
| >
| > (a note from a new guy) There's actually quite a lot of feminine imagery
| of related to God and the Spirit in the bible. There's a few good books
| i've seen (one by Virginia Mollenkott, I believe). If anyone's
interested,
| i can dig them up and give you any info that'll help you find them... It's
| a difficult subject, however, for those of us for whom ancient hebrew or
| koine greek is not a native tongue (i.e., everyone). A "masculine" image
| of God is actually reinforced by the english language... In languages like
| greek and hebrew, every noun has a gender. So a tree is a "he" and a boat
| is "she." a fish is a he, whether it is a male or female fish. and god
| happens to be "he." The unfortunate thing that happens when these
| languages are translated to english is that fish and trees and boats all
| become "its" but God remains "he." When in fact, god is just as assexual
| as a boat. Unfortunately, also, is that our idea of "masculinity" is so
| twisted. but i suppose that's a whole other subject... We cannot be
| surprised, though, that western minds would mistake analogical portraits
| of God as scientific descriptions...
| Well, i guess the real point is that if one were seeking the spirit
| and seeking truth, instead of seeking to preserve empty notions - and if
we
| have experienced any degree of interaction with the Spirit - we would find
| it quite ridiculous to speak of God in any gender specific terms. In
fact,
| it's often difficult to use words at all, which is why we cry out to the
| Spirit in pure syllables which express what words could never...
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Likewise The Spirit also helpeth our infirmities (weaknesses): for we know
not what we should pray (to God) for as we ought: but The Spirit Itself
maketh intercessions for us with groanings (inaudible sighs) which cannot
be uttered (unutterable). And He (The Holy Spirit) That searcheth the
hearts knoweth what is the mind of The Spirit, because He maketh
intercession for the saints according to the will of God. (Romans 8:26,27))
blessings & dreams,
Sky
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