Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site unmvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!unc!mcnc!decvax!genrad!teddy!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!cmcl2!lanl!unmvax!ericksen From: ericksen@unmvax.UUCP Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish,net.religion.christian Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Jews for Jesus Message-ID: <581@unmvax.UUCP> Date: Thu, 17-Jan-85 17:33:12 EST Article-I.D.: unmvax.581 Posted: Thu Jan 17 17:33:12 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 21-Jan-85 01:29:41 EST References: <932@vax135.UUCP> <5404@rochester.UUCP> Organization: Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque Lines: 28 Xref: watmath net.religion.jewish:1314 net.religion.christian:100 > 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 *** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE ***