by Soldier77 42 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_shaddai
The term may mean "God of the mountains," referring to the Mesopotamian divine mountain . [1] The term was one of the patriarchal names for the tribal god of the Mesopotamians. [1] In Exodus 6:3, El Shaddai is identified explicitly with the God of Abraham and with YHWH . [1] The term appears chiefly in the Torah . This could also refer to the Israelite camp's stay at Mount Sinai where God gave Moses the Ten Commandments.
We can see in the BIble many occassions where the gods of neighbours are mapped back to Jehovah. El Shaddai is a Mesopotamian God. El is closer to Caanan, El Elyon from Jerusalem, I think Moab had a god called Jah and so on. Its the same thing that happened in other cultures, Jupiter is the Roman form of Zeus which is the same as Ra of Egypt. All different names for the same Sky father aka Ju = sky pater = father.
My favorite name for HIM: " GORMUNA "
Cool. Is your avatar a pic of gormuna?
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Depends what language you are speaking.
'Depends what language you are speaking.'
Wouldn't it depend on the language that god speaks?
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Invoking the the oral agency of a postulated deity is an unnecessary complication in this discussion.
The god spoken about does not get a say in the matter?
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Well I'm not stopping him, if he wants to, if he exists, and is able to.
SPEAK!!! Dammit.
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