Thief
Rogue Theologian
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no touchie .....feelie
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Is Yahweh a narcissist?
- Thread starter Spiderman
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no touchie .....feelie
So you say.
Hmmm could be your thinking of the wrong god?
YHWH is not short hand for Yahweh. YHWH is the tetragammaton for Jehovah in English which should sound more familar to you.
You are talking about Yahweh, the false god of the Canaanites. They are known to try to emulate Jewish people and traditions, and to try and pervert the word of Jehovah as evidenced by your OP. You have been decieved brother.
That considered. Yes, Yehweh is a narcissist.
Yahweh=Jehovah. Jehovah is just a bad Anglicization.Hmmm could be your thinking of the wrong god?
YHWH is not short hand for Yahweh. YHWH is the tetragammaton for Jehovah in English which should sound more familar to you.
You are talking about Yahweh, the false god of the Canaanites. They are known to try to emulate Jewish people and traditions, and to try and pervert the word of Jehovah as evidenced by your OP. You have been decieved brother.
That considered. Yes, Yehweh is a narcissist.
I don't think of Yahweh as a narcissist so much as I think of him as modeled (probably unconsciously) on what we would today call "an abusive father figure".
Now, if you look at the perilous, uncertain lives of the people who created him, I think you can see how an abusive father figure might appeal to them as a metaphor for an intervening deity.
Now, if you look at the perilous, uncertain lives of the people who created him, I think you can see how an abusive father figure might appeal to them as a metaphor for an intervening deity.
Incorrect:
Yahweh - Wikipedia
Tetragrammaton - Wikipedia
They are 2 entirely different entities. Notice Yahweh does not show up under the 7 names of God. Also notice how their is a link in Yahweh to re-direct you to the tetragrammaton so that you can easily compare and see the difference.
What in the world are you talking about? The Jews were originally Canaanites and their god is a composite of various deities.
How the Jews invented God, and made him great
El (deity) - Wikipedia
Yahweh - Wikipedia
Spiderman
Veteran Member
He drowned a lot of people in the flood...he killed people with plagues, fire, and brimstone...he ordered his followers to commit genocide
Yahweh is just a transliteration of YHWH. They do pertain to the same deity. I'm unaware of any scholarly claims to the contrary.
Spiderman
Veteran Member
Sorry, my Ambien was kicking in. Ambien makes me want to cuddle
Yahweh might be.
But Yahweh is not listed under the 7 names of God.
Names of God in Judaism - Wikipedia
Seven Names of God
The seven names of God that, once written, cannot be erased because of their holiness[5] are the Tetragrammaton, El, Elohim, Eloah, Elohai, El Shaddai, and Tzevaot.[6] In addition, the name Jah—because it forms part of the Tetragrammaton—is similarly protected.[6] Rabbi Jose considered "Tzevaot" a common name[7] and Rabbi Ishmael that "Elohim" was.[8] All other names, such as "Merciful", "Gracious" and "Faithful", merely represent attributes that are also common to human beings.[9]
Spiderman
Veteran Member
I've heard Yahweh used in Christian hymns and liturgies
Yah·weh
ˈyäˌwā/
noun
- a form of the Hebrew name of God used in the Bible. The name came to be regarded by Jews ( c. 300 BC) as too sacred to be spoken
Spiderman
Veteran Member
I don't have the names of the people he murdered if that's what you want is names...
Its a common misconception. Don't
Show your source?
I am not worried. Truth backs me up.
I've heard Yahweh used in Christian hymns and liturgies
Yah·weh
ˈyäˌwā/
noun
You have been corrected and proven wrong multiple times Enoch. Give it a rest!
- a form of the Hebrew name of God used in the Bible. The name came to be regarded by Jews ( c. 300 BC) as too sacred to be spoken
Show your source?
I am not worried. Truth backs me up.
Dude, your Tetragrammaton link literally says that Yahweh is probably the most accurate rendering of the Tetragrammaton.
Tetragrammaton - Wikipedia
Spiderman
Veteran Member
Yes, abusive Father works.
I still find it narcissistic that he destroys people for not worshipping him...how much more full of oneself can one get?
How do you know God did that, and that wasn't how people interpreted natural disasters and tragedies back then? Today, there are some religious zealots who mistakenly say those things though ''God made that hurricane happen because of ...'' So, the OT seemed like people thought things about God that weren't necessarily objective. It seemed like it was their observations of how to explain things they didn't understand. The NT, Jesus steps in, and he represented something very different, don't you think?
It says that Yahweh is the closest English pronunciation of YHWH. Not that it is the correct translation. This is partly where the confusion comes from.
I assure you these are 2 different entities.
Evidence? I mean real evidence not your personal feelings about it.