"Richard Wordingham " wrote:
> What's feminine about 'Elohim'? The '-i:m' is the normal masculine
> plural ending.
But ELOH is itself a feminine word. The fact that the name of the 'God'
who creates Heaven and Earth in Genesis is actually the masculine plural
of a feminine singular has caused the spilling of much theological ink.
To my mind it indicates that the ancient Hebrews were not the strict
monotheists they later became, but being a polytheist myself I can get
away with such heresy:-)
-- Julianus
Nothing on the face of this earth -- and I do mean nothing --
is half so dangerous as a childrens story that happens to be
real, and you and I are wandering blindfolded through a myth
devised by a maniac.
-- Master Li Kao (Tang Dynasty)
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