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From: jah@philabs.UUCP (Julie Harazduk)
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Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Trinity: the fine line
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Date: Thu, 5-Sep-85 12:13:47 EDT
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> > Julie A Harazduk
> > Maybe the term monotheism is too limiting to describe the truth contained.
> > This is true of the term Trinity.  Maybe that's why its not used in the
> > Bible to explain God.  God has one will, one plan, and one mind.  The
> > Bible says, "Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One."  Where the
> > word for God (Elohim) is plural indicating more than one in some sense,yet
> > One.  And the word for "One" here, (I forget offhand) suggests a unity or
> > oneness as in one mind, one heart, one purpose, one plan...united.
> 
> Sorry. The word for God in the She'ma (your quote from the Torah) is
> Elohaynu (is the software installed yet that will allow us to input Hebrew
> letters?). Singular. Not "more than one in some sense," but One, without
> any qualifiers. 
> 
> As a side issue: Should Jews allowed to read net.religion.christian?
> 
> harold a. stern					   	     410 memorial drive

The quote in question reads "Shma Yisrael, Adonai Elohenu, Adonai Echad." It
was my original mistake and I apologize for the misinformation.  However, I
do believe that the word "Adonai" is the word for "Lord" and this word is
plural.  The word "Elohenu" following the plural "Adonai" just supports the
notion that He ("The Lord") is more than one person, yet one is our God.
"God" is one, there is no denying that, for He said it. But as the trinity
implies, He has revealed Himself to us in the three persons: the Father, the
Son and the Holy Spirit.  And all the evidence of this can be found in the
Old Testament prophecies.  This is my original point.


Julie A. Harazduk
p.s  I'd like to acknowledge Paul Shindman for bringing the mistake to my
attention in a personal response.