Pt 1 El Shadday - God Almighty - The Mother Goddess in the Divine Council of the Gods

[skyaglow]

very beautiful

[RPM11111]

Your desire to substantiate LDS doctrine knows no bounds. You appeal to a FEMINIST researcher to back a Mormon doctrine proven contrary to the teachings of the Bible.

The term "El-Shaddai" means GOD who is the self-sufficient/provider/susta­iner.

"Breast" is only one derivative of several and is translated as above.

The mother goddess worshiped by certain of ancient (disobedient) Israel was "the queen of heaven". Why don't you look it up and see how YAHWEH feels about it (Jer 7:18; 44:17-30).

[CadaverSplatter]

@RPM11111 AH, I love when people don't know what they're talking about. Kudos to you for not bothering with the scholarship of you're own Bible! Good for you.

[RPM11111]

@CadaverSplatter said "I love when people don't know what they're talking about"

Clearly, ur not a Christian then. Just one who like to mock and look down on others who have less "knowledge".

GOD said "My people are destroyed for lack of understanding." HE was clearly concerned, not "loving it". You clearly have a different spirit.

You can make up your own reality if you like. Don't let me confuse you with any facts.

Please show me one Bible verse that backs up the nonsense in this video.

[CadaverSplatter]

@RPM11111 You see, you have a dog in the fight. Be that as it may, we were discussing the possible etymology of the title.

What I do look down upon is the conflation of personal belief masquerading as informed scholarship.

What I do love is people showing their colors by ignominiously parading a viewpoint against the stream of other plausible explanations, and then getting angry about it. As if you have the key to the bible. Very arrogant.

Now, what facts did you present? textual snippets?

[RPM11111]

@CadaverSplatter

U said "plausible explanations" On what grounds are they plausible?

As "professing" Christians, we substantiate our doctrine and beliefs from the Bible.

The facts I present are that you have a zero case for your fantasy of a mother goddess from the Bible. If you do, then you show me the verses, not some twisted "textual snippets".

U also said I am "getting angry" and I am "very arrogant". Why? Just because I "earnestly contend for the faith ONCE delivered to the saints"?

[CadaverSplatter]

@RPM11111 YHWH is also frequently coupled with his Asherah, in the texts that are generally viewed as the oldest. It is true that the bible offers very different conceptions about things, due in large to the centuries in which it was compiled, and the viewpoints of the authors reflecting different historical circumstances.

[Scrapheap71]

Is El Shadday the same godess as Asherah??

[younkipper]

I think it is interesting that the earth is refered to as mother, " Mother earth", The breasts as mountains and visa versa,as you metion here. The landscape of the earth to the curvature of a women.

[ucanifican]

Nice work. I am very much interested it different understandings or "iterpretations of ancient writings.

I must add my thoughts though, Are you sure shadday is not referreing to the One who speaks to our breasts, usually with a calm silent voice but at times as thunder?

[TheBackyardProfessor]

Hey! That is an interesting think.....I shall look into this. Nice!

[ucanifican]

I think you are doing a great service Prof.

You are probably right on or near to it, enjoyed the Vids.

[SubZero7th]

Interesting new series BYP. I'd like to learn more about the Ugaritic connections to Judaism and the Hebrew Bible. Interestingly, according to Blue Letter Bible, the word šaddai/šaddāi comes from the verb šāḏaḏ, which refers to destruction, ruination, etc.

[TheBackyardProfessor]

Heh..... yes, the Ugaritic is what I need to also share some of. I will see what I can come up with.

[CadaverSplatter]

@SubZero7th While ShDD does refer to ruination and decomposition in the Ugaritic Literature, ShD means both "Lady" (Shadi would have been in the the genitive sense, so literally 'Lady of...') and it also means "Field" referring to farmland or fertile soil. The homonym is explained when we understand a word view where the earth that is impregnated by the storm gods. The woman is like the field, and so ShD in the context of a woman would mean a fertile woman.

[imtherealthing]

nice work

[TheBackyardProfessor]

Thanks...... it's sure interesting to do.

[ReligionThink]

Excellent research BYP!!! Now I have to hit the books again! Amazing.

[TheBackyardProfessor]

Heh..... the one complaint I have heard a lot of is it is expensive watching these vids because I share so many books and their ideas and folks want them. This is, I believe, a rathegood thing. If I can get more people into books and off t.v., I will consider it a raving success. What a conspiracy eh? lol........

[RPM11111]

Save your money. While you're at it - get yourself saved.

2 Corinthians 11:3-4 "But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him."

See also Galatians 1:6-8 & 1Corinthians 4:6...