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Post subject: God's Wife Edited Out of the Bible -- Almost  Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 5:41 pm |
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Post subject: Re: God's Wife Edited Out of the Bible -- Almost Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 7:49 pm |
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It is indeed very interesting, thanks for bringing it to the Forum. Strange isnt it that as far back as history goes, the 'Christians' (I'll use this term here)have always persecuted women....makes you wonder how the Bible would read if God's wife had remained prominent!
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Post subject: Re: God's Wife Edited Out of the Bible -- Almost Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 8:44 pm |
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What surprised me a little was the article saying "known across the ancient Near East by various other nemes, such as Astarte and Istar....."
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Post subject: Re: God's Wife Edited Out of the Bible -- Almost Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 9:52 pm |
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Me too....very bizarre!
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Post subject: Re: God's Wife Edited Out of the Bible -- Almost Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 1:39 am |
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All I can say is WOW
Thanks for sharing this
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Post subject: Re: God's Wife Edited Out of the Bible -- Almost Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:24 pm |
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There were many other gods, before detailing about the Garden of Eden there are lines referencing a pantheon, the texts gathered together however were focused on Yahweh, it was his story that was completed and distributed first, many of the other gods either became irrelevant or were subsumed by further edits of the document.
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Post subject: Re: God's Wife Edited Out of the Bible -- Almost Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:59 pm |
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I vaguely remember reading something about this some years ago. It said - aproximately- that orthodox Jews pray everyday for the union(sexually) of YHVH with his wife..I'll dig it and return with certain things....
Truth is this raises a lot of questions...
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Post subject: Re: God's Wife Edited Out of the Bible -- Almost Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 5:54 pm |
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Words of Genesis read: 'Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.' & 'So God created man in his own image,in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.' The Old Testament is not the only religious works to have been heavily edited. The New Testament also obscures the role of the Magdalene. There also exists a host of 'apocryphal' works that never made it into either... That aside & back to 'Asherah' - The following links to a lecture that contains some good research & references: http://www.asphodel-long.com/html/asherah.html
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Post subject: Re: God's Wife Edited Out of the Bible -- Almost Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 6:24 pm |
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I didnt know God had a wife! 
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Post subject: Re: God's Wife Edited Out of the Bible -- Almost Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 7:39 pm |
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wow..... this is just crazy!! and awesome of course  thanks for sharing!!! _________________ "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that frightens us."
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Post subject: Re: God's Wife Edited Out of the Bible -- Almost Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:52 pm |
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cassandra wrote: Words of Genesis read: 'Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.' & 'So God created man in his own image,in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.' The Old Testament is not the only religious works to have been heavily edited. The New Testament also obscures the role of the Magdalene. There also exists a host of 'apocryphal' works that never made it into either... That aside & back to 'Asherah' - The following links to a lecture that contains some good research & references: http://www.asphodel-long.com/html/asherah.htmlerm..here "we" is the majesty plural....the apocryphal did not make it into for containing "dangerous" ideeas (see Thomas' Gospel) and somehow put under questioning Jesus being a God. The Old Testament is written in a language and with a style that today is hard to understand... The New Testament is recent and in the Jewish culture, the woman is less than a man, so the Mary of Magdala's "role" might be obscured.. the answer to this "God's wife" must be somewhere in the old Jewish culture... _________________ ..to sleep..to die....
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Post subject: Re: God's Wife Edited Out of the Bible -- Almost Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 1:26 am |
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Thank you for that link Cassandra, this is so fascinating. I dont remember them telling me this in Sunday school. lol Secrets!!
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Post subject: Re: God's Wife Edited Out of the Bible -- Almost Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 10:40 pm |
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8people wrote: There were many other gods, before detailing about the Garden of Eden there are lines referencing a pantheon, the texts gathered together however were focused on Yahweh, it was his story that was completed and distributed first, many of the other gods either became irrelevant or were subsumed by further edits of the document. Yes, indeed! T.Q .Blackthorn wrote: I vaguely remember reading something about this some years ago. It said - aproximately- that orthodox Jews pray everyday for the union(sexually) of YHVH with his wife..I'll dig it and return with certain things....
I'd be very interested in those 'certain things'... T.Q .Blackthorn wrote: .. the answer to this "God's wife" must be somewhere in the old Jewish culture... Do you have any further ideas on this? Elaenior & Elia V - you're most welcome!I too am fascinated by this...
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Post subject: Re: God's Wife Edited Out of the Bible -- Almost Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 12:05 am |
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It sure gives me something to give my mother & sister-in-law to read ~ thank you for sharing.
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Post subject: Re: God's Wife Edited Out of the Bible -- Almost Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 1:58 am |
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