tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31320843.post1790299498362868075..comments2023-07-06T02:44:56.798-07:00Comments on Joel's Monastery: Come Follow Me - John 2-4rameumptomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16109035792711248691noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31320843.post-72448650582156346562019-02-17T15:10:10.251-08:002019-02-17T15:10:10.251-08:00Wisdom is understood to be the consort of Jehovah....Wisdom is understood to be the consort of Jehovah. She is often represented by the goddess Asherah in ancient Judaism.<br />Some of the sources:<br /><br />Did God Have a Wife? - William G. Dever<br />Nephi and his Asherah - Daniel C. Peterson<br /> https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jbms/vol9/iss2/4/<br />Did God have a Wife? - NBC News<br /> http://www.nbcnews.com/id/42154769/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/did-god-have-wife-scholar-says-he-did/<br /><br />And one more link on Wisdom in Proverbs 8: https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/23513/proverbs-822-31-woman-wisdom-personification-or-actual-divine-being<br />rameumptomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16109035792711248691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31320843.post-54749972468428785212019-02-14T12:17:12.006-08:002019-02-14T12:17:12.006-08:00I don't fully undestand this comment: In the ...I don't fully undestand this comment: In the Bible, the first woman (goddess) is known as Wisdom (Proverbs 8), and is co-existent with God.<br />Am I to understand that some translation of woman means goddess and that the wisdom in Provers 8 is supposed to mean woman?<br />There is nothing further stated and no sources so I am intrigued.<br />Please advise.seefilmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16016620611060684411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31320843.post-8404314999571655592019-02-13T07:42:15.406-08:002019-02-13T07:42:15.406-08:00I liked how John the Baptist, when told that Jesus...I liked how John the Baptist, when told that Jesus's disciples were performing baptisms, rejoiced in this fact, rather than being irritated at the erosion of his market share.Meg Stouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01620672313029212529noreply@blogger.com