Why would i need to explain that, study what is there in Hebrew and you'd see it is blatant....The only thing that isn't, is the modern day Jewish understanding.
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Why "G-d" instead of "God"?
- Thread starter Rick O'Shez
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rosends
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"Remember the first things of old, that I am God and there is no other; I am God and there is none like Me." The Hebrew is very clear.
- Isaiah 46:9 El is nothing like the Elohim.
- YHVH doesn't have the same qualities as the deity God.
- YHVH is often put as an Elohim Biblically.
זִכְרוּ רִאשֹׁנוֹת מֵעוֹלָם כִּי אָנֹכִי אֵל וְאֵין עוֹד אֱלֹהִים וְאֶפֶס כָּמוֹנִי:
I'm not sure where you get your reading from.
Harmonious
Well-Known Member
Whether it's staff, or old threads disappear, or the entire forum shuts down and is erased... People plan for these eventualities.
But more frequently, people quote other people. If the part you aren't quoting has the word "God" in it, the poster copying and pasting would erase the word God.
So... the word God gets erased.
God has lots of names. I disagree with wizanda - all of the names in Tanach that refer to God only refer to ONE being.
The thing is, we try not to use them for no good reason. I have seen and heard people use the name "El Shaddai", but in order not to use the proper name, Jews might say "Kel Shakkai." There are lots of names we change out of respect, so that we don't use God's name in vain.
I also agree with RabbiO's assessment of Rav Yosef Soloveitchik's thought. The word God, to Jews, is a placeholder. It isn't a "proper" name, as it were. It is a description.
I have also heard that Jews hailing from Muslim countries will call God "Allah" colloquially, the way most English speakers use God. But then again, when in prayer, they use the Hebrew names as they come up liturgically.
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Unveiled Artist
Veteran Member
Nice reply. Thank you.
That makes sense.
What is the proper name for God? It would seem to be appropriate to not write the whole name of God's appropriate name and not the placeholder? I.e. J-sus to refer to God (Christian pov) and God not G-d because it isnt God's personal name but a placeholder for it.
Would this apply to Jewish thought given God has many personal names?
That makes sense.
What is the proper name for God? It would seem to be appropriate to not write the whole name of God's appropriate name and not the placeholder? I.e. J-sus to refer to God (Christian pov) and God not G-d because it isnt God's personal name but a placeholder for it.
Would this apply to Jewish thought given God has many personal names?
True. I think that is why it is odd for some people. It is like saying S-e to refer to me and using Carlita only in prayer and worship. She is not my personal name but a placeholder or pronoun. Why would it be dashed?
Father Heathen
Veteran Member
The hidden name of the omnimax creator is "O".
Ask a Jew.
Desert Snake
Veteran Member
Why would i need to explain that, study what is there in Hebrew and you'd see it is blatant....The only thing that isn't, is the modern day Jewish understanding.
I am vaguely familiar with Scripture. As far as I can tell, it's the same Deity, just different titles. I've even argued this somewhat successfully in relation to Genesis, and some other instances of Deity title differences. I have personally found no discrepancy.
psychoslice
Veteran Member
In think its just a sneaky way around it, G-d, is the same as God, I heard that some people tear the toilet paper into usable pieces so that on the Sabbath their not working at tearing the toilet paper into strips, there are all sorts of inventions made to get around their God's law concerning the Sabbath.
rosends
Well-Known Member
Judaism teaches that G-d has no personal names. G-d is not a person that he can be delineated and defined by a personal name. e have titles that call forth different aspects or traits (mercy, justice, power, holiness etc) and while we throw about the word "name" none is actually a proper name for G-d.
extra respect make it looks dirty ,right ? I agree .
thinking in while reading or writing , why remove "O" !!!, that's very unrespectfull to God and beliefs .
btw
-d : is not dirtest ?
rosends
Well-Known Member
Finding ways to perform actions without breaking laws is not "getting around" laws. If the TSA says I can't take anything larger than 3 ounces on a plane, is it "getting around the law" to take a few containers which hold 2 ounces each? Or is it just understanding how the law applies and not violating it?
psychoslice
Veteran Member
To me it does seem that way, but of course you wouldn't agree.
JacobEzra.
Dr. Greenthumb
I disagree
- Isaiah 46:9 El is nothing like the Elohim.
- YHVH doesn't have the same qualities as the deity God.
- YHVH is often put as an Elohim Biblically.
Desert Snake
Veteran Member
Why would i need to explain that, study what is there in Hebrew and you'd see it is blatant....The only thing that isn't, is the modern day Jewish understanding.
But I'm not familiar with your particular view. The titles would not indicate the 'differences', if there are differences. That is what I am saying. So I am not sure why you are delineating the titles.
Harmonious
Well-Known Member
Actually, it's not a matter "getting around" our laws concerning the Sabbath. There is no prohibition against using toilet paper. The prohibition is on tearing ON THE SABBATH. So... If we tear it before hand, we just make it usable for the Sabbath.
And for the record... There is nothing sneaky about G-d vs. God. It is merely a difference of opinion. As you might have noticed, I have no problem spelling out God.
Paranoid Android
Active Member
It is respectful. We must give praise to our insane, multiple personality God-Satan.
Unveiled Artist
Veteran Member
Which makes me wonder, but different topic, what is the nature of God from Jewish perspective. Since there is no "Jesus undertone" in Judaism, Id assume His nature would be a bit different than in christianity.
Ingledsva
HEATHEN ALASKAN
I've always wondered as well.
I can understand not using a Holy name of God out of respect, or not using such a name because of the ancient idea of power associated with a God's name, however -
god isn't a name, just as deity, or theos isn't.
So I don't understand this.
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rosends
Well-Known Member
Here is one presentation of the not-understandable. Even the wiki explanation confuses me, and I have studied the source material...
Ein Sof - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ingledsva
HEATHEN ALASKAN
I thought there was a text in Tanakh which says I am ______- the God of your fathers, and tell it to the others?
YHVH is put in that spot - which is the respectful form of not using the actual name.
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