Names of God in Judaism

would not be completely satisfied by all the aspects of it. Islam and Hinduism are the second and third most followed religions in the world and are both in agreement on their conceptualization of God. Islam emphasizes the oneness of God, Allah, in several ways such as their ninety-nine different names for Allah. In a similar fashion, Hinduism focuses on the idea of the supreme existence/absolute reality of the universe. Brahman, Atman, or the Supreme Self, which encompasses everything is…

at least in terms of what is in the biblical record. The writer of the Pentateuch carefully avoided any mention of the name Yahweh until this Theophany insinuates the Israelites’ spiritual situation. Moses’ knowledge of one true God is also vague. The conclusion can be reached from his five objections to God until God get angry and from Moses does not circumcise his son . God appointed circumcision as the sign of the covenant in Abraham’s day (Genesis 17:13), however Moses does not obey it.…

formless, nameless and abode-less, That Hidden One became Manifest, and took a million Names. The word guptā, which literally means ‘hidden’, refers to the Dhāt, the Kanz al-Makhfī (Hidden Treasure), the Ghayb al-ghuyūb (Mystery of the mysteries) or the Transcendent, the Absolute. Becoming pragat (manifest, evident, pervasive) refers to the Ṣifāt, the Immanent, the Relative aspect of the Divine - the Nūr. All Divine Names and Attributes relate to the Nūr. In the first two lines of this…

the sons of God were angels, although as previously mentioned they are not necessarily limited to just angels, more on that later. The phrase “sons of God” comes from the Hebrew words “beney elohim” or “beney ha-elohim”. “Beney” simply means “sons”. So what is an elohim? Elohim is often associated as one of the names of God, for instance, “In the beginning God (elohim) created the heavens and the earth.” (Gen 1:1). Elohim is actually the plural of el (or eloah). This plurality of God is where…

concept of God; but its good to try and see God from other peoples points of view, to have an open mind about the understanding of God. Author, Judith Plaskow argues in her story, "Standing Again at Sinai: Judaism from a Feminist Perspective" about the images and numerous metaphors of God. "If identifying God with a particular set of metaphors both limits God and supports a community in which some people have more values than others..." Page 337.She states that most people limit God with the…

A janitor, C.E.O, or a Chairman, what is God truly? In Bruce Almighty and The Adjustment Bureau we are left wondering. We are given different depictions of God, The Adjustment Bureau, we see God as a Chairman. A mysterious figure that has a path set for people the better follow or else. Then on the flipside we have Bruce Almighty, where we see a God that is kind of tired of one of his children complaining, so he gives him the power and lets him see if he could do better. But the thing that gets…

Solders, Too, can be Saved” was written in response to a very controversial topic that is still debated to this date. The issue at hand was whether Christians could bear arms and become professional soldiers while still obtaining a pure connection with God and Christian values. Luther was called upon by counselor and soldier Assa von Kram of Duke Ernst, and by other soldiers who could not make peace between their religious conscience and their professions, to write an argument for what his…

convenient if I could say that the God of the Bible is the same God of the Koran. There would be a lot less tension on both sides for some. I simply cannot say that to be true. Through my research on both sides I am convinced that the God of the Bible is not the same God of the Koran. People have worshipped gods since human existence began, but to say that Allah is the same God as Yahweh Elohim of the Bible is just a false statement; There is no way they can be the same God due to the violence…

your reaction to Feuerbach 's ideas about religion (pages 360-362). I found Feuerbach’s ideas about religion very strange to me, because I am a very religious person and I believe that God created all of us, not the other way around. As Feuerbach explains it he believes that, us humans, created the image of God in our minds. I agree with him to a certain extent when he talks about how we are divided into two selves. The two selves that make up our actually selves are- the way we are- and the…

out to God for protection. Jeremiah knows that the words he speaks do not fall kindly on the people of Israel. Simply preaching in the name of the Lord could get Jeremiah killed. Jeremiah is the object of an assassination plot, so he prays to his God for protection. He shows that he has immense trust in the Lord and trusts God with his life. In the second passage, 15: 10-21, there is another plea to God. In both of these passages Jeremiah is put in dangerous situations and he asks God for…