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From: ericksen@unmvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish,net.religion.christian
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Jews for Jesus
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Date: Thu, 17-Jan-85 17:33:12 EST
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> 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

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