Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site rochester.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!unc!mcnc!decvax!genrad!teddy!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!rochester!sher From: sher@rochester.UUCP (David Sher) Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish,net.religion.christian Subject: Re: Re: Re: Jews for Jesus Message-ID: <5404@rochester.UUCP> Date: Wed, 16-Jan-85 11:20:54 EST Article-I.D.: rocheste.5404 Posted: Wed Jan 16 11:20:54 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 19-Jan-85 06:38:27 EST References: <932@vax135.UUCP> Reply-To: sher@rochester.UUCP (David Sher) Organization: U. of Rochester, CS Dept. Lines: 23 Keywords: prosletyze Xref: watmath net.religion.jewish:1303 net.religion.christian:99 Summary: To paraphrase from the article I am replying to: "Jewish thought is that God is too aloof or holy to dwell among men." (Sorry my latest news program neglected to include the article in my news buffer). To my thought this statement is similar to: The number 2 is too aloof, mysterious or holy to dwell among men. In other words, I believe that your statement involves an implicit anthropomorphism. I believe that according to the Jewish sages such as Maimonides the concept of time itself does not apply to God. This would render his dwelling among men somewhat problematical. As far as God causing a son to come to be, are we not all children of God? As far as comparing christianity to pagan religions that was probably unfair. But you were asking for it when you chose to prosletyze on net.religion.jewish . Anyway from the accepted Jewish definitions christianity is (more or less) idol worship. Is there a difference between a cross and a depiction of Zeus (aside from the fact that they are symbols of different religions)? If so what is the difference? -David Sher