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So I am reading The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels, and on pages 49-50 it presents a very interesting concept, as related in multiple Gnostic texts, in reference to Jehovah. Among the many things Gnostics believed contrary to JW's, one thing was that Jehovah is/was a Dyad, a duality of masculine and feminine. Some apparently had questioned the passage at Genesis 1:26 "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness." Notice the use of "our." They wondered who Jehovah was talking to.
I seem to remember from back in the day (honestly it's hard for me to remember every tidbit of BS fed to me as a kid) that JW's seemed to feel that implied Jesus since the heavens were created prior to the Earth. However Jehovah was the only one ever credited with actual creation.
In any event, I find the thought very interesting. In fact, so far, all the Gnostic views of Jehovah seem to make much more sense to me, based on growin up a dub. And the book itself is very interesting. It does a very good job at describing how, even if inadvertantly, religion and politics played off of each other and were deeply intertwined from the VERY beginning of "Christianity."
Thoughts?
Jehovah a Dyad?
by feenx 3 Replies latest jw friends
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feenx
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DJK
Genesis 1:26 "Let us make man in our image,
I didn't know that Jesus was even thought of during the writings of Genesis.
If that is true, maybe it refers to the angels.
If it is angels, God, Satan and man all look alike. (In theory)
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Satanus
Gnostic christianity does make a bit more sense than the standard christianity.
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Nathan Natas
That would explain the feather boas in the holy of holies, wouldn't it?