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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
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Reply-To: sher@rochester.UUCP (David Sher)
Organization: U. of Rochester, CS Dept.
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Keywords: prosletyze
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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