0:20 bruh, the Bible says that most Israelites worshipped multiple gods. That's why they were destroyed by Babylon and Assyria... that's the Christian standpoint. However, the Jewish religion from which Christianity comes from is most definitely monotheistic.
Phenomenal video, I love the way you present your information. Studying religion has been a passion of mine for a long time, and this specific subject has always intrigued me. I can't wait to see what else you make!
Sorry but the latria/dulia/hyperdulia is pedantic theogymnastics. The divine feminine and masculine make their demand on the human heart and Mary fills the void
@@exquofonteas a protestant, I agree that it's very close to worship, which is part of the reason I'm not Catholic or Orthodox, but I do acknowledge there's some nuance. But then again it definitely appears that you have traded one form of fundamentalism for another.
@@markwhite116 We worship all kinds of things: "with my body, I thee worship" as the marriage vow goes. Worship validates a thing's worth-ship (value) and all sorts of things are valuable to us
This is blatantly obvious in the Torah-tale of King Josiah. For so many generations that they forgot the story of Moses, the proto-Hebrew peoples of the entire Levant knew nothing of that great emancipator, and were using what was left of Solomon's Temple mostly as a pagan shrine.
Scholarship agrees that Elohim is concretized plural, just like the word sheep can be used in the singular and plural. Reading the story of Genesis, it is easy to see that it does not refer to a group of Gods. Also, the Old Testament makes it clear that the Israelites were idolatrous and drawn to other gods, so it should be expected to show in their history. It actually speaks to God's patience and grace to deal with such a stubborn people.
This is not accurate. Later editors censored polytheistic and henotheistic elements from the text, but when the earliest parts of the Hebrew Bible were written, the Israelites definitely believed in a Canaanite pantheon of gods, but worshipped in particular their national god, Yahweh. There exist shrines from this period, even within the two kingdoms, to not just Yahweh but to his wife Asherah, and to other dieties as well. It was not until the Israelites went to Babylon and came back that monotheism as we know it was born.
That is one view. I don't think it holds up. But if you're committed to an orthodox Christian or Judaic worldview, I understand why you would feel the need to uphold such a view.
It does not completely establish God's oneness, at most it establishes that elohim is grammatically treated as a grammatically singular entity in this verse. And everything else in the video explains why 'God' was not at all a monadic deity for the Hebrews. You really have to put your head in the sand not to see it (and I covered only a tiny tiny portion of the data on this point).
This is true. It would have been בראו if this was supposed to be plural. However, it is not disputed by scholars that Genesis (and much of the Hebrew Bible) is a compilation text. Meaning it would be easy for changes to be made to grammar to make it singular in this sentence. Not even moving from the creation narratives, you see Elohim talking to an apparent divine council ("let us", [Adam and Eve have become] "like us". Even the combined name Yahweh-Elohim (יהוה אלוהים), rendered in English Bibles as LORD God, follows traditions of other ancient cultures who combine gods. Amun-Ra, for example. There is a lot that points to a pantheon in Hebrew/Israelite history before later reforms by people like Hezekiah. It is not a stretch, therefore, that the name Elohim (which is plural) is a holdover from a time when the Hebrews did worship multiple gods and the name eventually started to be used to refer to one.
Genesis 1:26 Genesis 1:26-27. What does it mean to be created in God's image? 26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
Before being called Jews, the Hebrew people were primarily referred to as "Hebrews," a term that signifies their ancestry and status as nomadic peoples. The etymology of "Hebrew" suggests meanings related to crossing or traversing, particularly in reference to migration across rivers.
0:20 bruh, the Bible says that most Israelites worshipped multiple gods. That's why they were destroyed by Babylon and Assyria... that's the Christian standpoint. However, the Jewish religion from which Christianity comes from is most definitely monotheistic.
Phenomenal video, I love the way you present your information. Studying religion has been a passion of mine for a long time, and this specific subject has always intrigued me. I can't wait to see what else you make!
Twist away. It doesn't change the truth of the Scriptures. .
Dude. We catholics do not worship mary. We pray that she will pray for us. Nothing more, nothing less.
Sorry but the latria/dulia/hyperdulia is pedantic theogymnastics. The divine feminine and masculine make their demand on the human heart and Mary fills the void
@@exquofonteAs an Eastern Orthodox Christian, I agree with my Catholic brother.
@@exquofonteas a protestant, I agree that it's very close to worship, which is part of the reason I'm not Catholic or Orthodox, but I do acknowledge there's some nuance. But then again it definitely appears that you have traded one form of fundamentalism for another.
@@markwhite116 We worship all kinds of things: "with my body, I thee worship" as the marriage vow goes. Worship validates a thing's worth-ship (value) and all sorts of things are valuable to us
@@exquofonte but the problem is if we give worship that is greater than what they are alloted.
You force me to make a video against you, since you won't allow my comment to stand.
Maybe try reposting it, I didn't remove anything. But go ahead, I welcome the publicity ;)
Some times if you change one word in a post you can re-post it. Even if the context is harmless a single word can get TH-cam's AI to delete it.
This is blatantly obvious in the Torah-tale of King Josiah. For so many generations that they forgot the story of Moses, the proto-Hebrew peoples of the entire Levant knew nothing of that great emancipator, and were using what was left of Solomon's Temple mostly as a pagan shrine.
Scholarship agrees that Elohim is concretized plural, just like the word sheep can be used in the singular and plural. Reading the story of Genesis, it is easy to see that it does not refer to a group of Gods. Also, the Old Testament makes it clear that the Israelites were idolatrous and drawn to other gods, so it should be expected to show in their history. It actually speaks to God's patience and grace to deal with such a stubborn people.
This is not accurate. Later editors censored polytheistic and henotheistic elements from the text, but when the earliest parts of the Hebrew Bible were written, the Israelites definitely believed in a Canaanite pantheon of gods, but worshipped in particular their national god, Yahweh. There exist shrines from this period, even within the two kingdoms, to not just Yahweh but to his wife Asherah, and to other dieties as well. It was not until the Israelites went to Babylon and came back that monotheism as we know it was born.
That is one view. I don't think it holds up. But if you're committed to an orthodox Christian or Judaic worldview, I understand why you would feel the need to uphold such a view.
There are two different versions of creation in Genesis. Each with a different name for God.
how do you have less than 500 subs?!?!? You can count one more today.
Right off the bat, you're wrong. The word ברא is the singular form of "created" completely establishing God's oneness.
It does not completely establish God's oneness, at most it establishes that elohim is grammatically treated as a grammatically singular entity in this verse. And everything else in the video explains why 'God' was not at all a monadic deity for the Hebrews. You really have to put your head in the sand not to see it (and I covered only a tiny tiny portion of the data on this point).
This is true. It would have been בראו if this was supposed to be plural. However, it is not disputed by scholars that Genesis (and much of the Hebrew Bible) is a compilation text. Meaning it would be easy for changes to be made to grammar to make it singular in this sentence.
Not even moving from the creation narratives, you see Elohim talking to an apparent divine council ("let us", [Adam and Eve have become] "like us". Even the combined name Yahweh-Elohim (יהוה אלוהים), rendered in English Bibles as LORD God, follows traditions of other ancient cultures who combine gods. Amun-Ra, for example. There is a lot that points to a pantheon in Hebrew/Israelite history before later reforms by people like Hezekiah.
It is not a stretch, therefore, that the name Elohim (which is plural) is a holdover from a time when the Hebrews did worship multiple gods and the name eventually started to be used to refer to one.
Genesis 1:26
Genesis 1:26-27. What does it mean to be created in God's image? 26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
@@nosuchthing8so what were the images of GOD?
The torah explicitly states, not to make images of male or female etc
Of course there are more GODS that’s why hashem said he is a “Jealous GOD” Sephardic 💙🤍❤️
A student of Billy Carson? Lol
Ancient ones. Sure
Criminally underrated channel. Great video.
Except for his love of Lucifer. Ashtaroth is Lucifer.... JUDGES chapter two verses ten through fifteen the Jews worship Lucifer...
Finally, someone who points this out. Subscribed, bring this to the light!!
"hebrews"???????
Before being called Jews, the Hebrew people were primarily referred to as "Hebrews," a term that signifies their ancestry and status as nomadic peoples. The etymology of "Hebrew" suggests meanings related to crossing or traversing, particularly in reference to migration across rivers.
Cringe