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Comment on When Jehovah Was Not the God of the Old Testament. Part II by W. V. Smith

W. V. Smith — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:13:17 +0000

Thanks TYD. Nice piece.

Comment on When Jehovah Was Not the God of the Old Testament. Part II by larryco_

larryco_ — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:01:29 +0000

Very good.

Comment on When Jehovah Was Not the God of the Old Testament. Part II by The Yellow Dart

The Yellow Dart — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:02:29 +0000

I will note, however, Eric N., that I am certainly of the opinion (along with many prominent scholars) that in early times in ancient Israel YHWH was viewed as a son of El. I will discuss that issue in a subsequent post.

Best,

TYD

Comment on When Jehovah Was Not the God of the Old Testament. Part II by TYD

TYD — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:58:41 +0000

Eric Nielson,

Based on the comments to the introduction of this series (the last post), I have decided to discuss Mormon discourse of God in the Old Testament in a seventh installment in this series after I have discussed some historical issues.

However, I would point you for now to several articles by Daniel Peterson which discuss some of these issues (among others) from an LDS Christian perspective.

http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/publications/books/?bookid=46&chapid=258

http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/publications/books/?bookid=13&chapid=94

Also the following by David Bokovoy.

http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/publications/review/?vol=19&num=1&id=644

Best,

TYD

Comment on When Jehovah Was Not the God of the Old Testament. Part II by Eric Nielson

Eric Nielson — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:49:22 +0000

Very interesting so far.

It would be easy for a simple, common Mormon like me to see Mormonism’s ‘Godhead’ and parent/child relationship between God and man evidenced here. Am I being hasty and missing something?

Comment on When Jehovah Was Not the God of the Old Testament. Part II by Harold Dwyer

Harold Dwyer — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:03:20 +0000

Wonderful. Thank you for shareing this.

Comment on Does the Old Testament Teach Absolute Monotheism? Part I by TYD

TYD — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:02:16 +0000

larryco_,

I will see what I can do. This series is currently in six parts, and several of them engage questions of interest to you. However, I should probably add a seventh part dealing with LDS Christian discourse on Jehovah. Thanks for the extra idea.

Best,

TYD

Comment on Does the Old Testament Teach Absolute Monotheism? Part I by larryco_

larryco_ — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:46:58 +0000

There are always so many questions that I have regarding “God” in the OT: Who are the “Elohim”? Are YHWH (Jehovah), El, Adonis, God of A,I & J, etc. all to be considered “The One God”? Who were the ancient Israelites praying to? Was it Jehovah/Jesus? Was it the Father (who is Elohim?)? Did God (YHWH) have a consort (i.e. Mother in Heaven)? Why is there air?

I, of course, expect YOU to answer these, and all my other unwritten questions, definitively in your six-part series.

Comment on Does the Old Testament Teach Absolute Monotheism? Part I by john willis

john willis — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:11:06 +0000

I look forward to reading the posts.

Comment on Does the Old Testament Teach Absolute Monotheism? Part I by TYD

TYD — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:28:17 +0000

john willis,

That is actually the subject of my next two posts! Stay tuned!

Best wishes,

TYD