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<blockquote data-quote="PaulB" data-source="post: 2265071" data-attributes="member: 210032">The principle of monotheism had been accepted by the time Deuteronomy was redacted to its present form: the central prayer of Judaism, taken from Deuteronomy 6:4, says [my own literal translation, nothing added]:Hear [imperative singular form] Israel YHWH our-God YHWH oneOur-God, Eloheinu, is a form of Elohim, a grammatical plural form used to describe God, but always taking a single verb. Gesenius Hebrew grammar describes this as an intensive form, not a true plural. El or Eloah, singular forms, occur more rarely, as does El Elyon, God most high.However, it may be interesting that Deut 6:4 was worth saying.The etymology of El, possible relationship to the Babylonian god El, and to Ellil meaning idol, are interesting questions in philology, and the emergence of monotheism from whatever was around before, are all very interesting questions, but the process had been completed long before the birth of Christianity.Can you add detail about the Most High&#039;s 70 sons, and the distinction you say is evident in the Dead Sea Scrolls?BTW: I see some people here have been taught to pay attention to the difference between &quot;god&quot; and &quot;God&quot;, as if that were given in the text. But there ARE NO capitals in Hebrew! Pathetic!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="PaulB, post: 2265071, member: 210032"] The principle of monotheism had been accepted by the time Deuteronomy was redacted to its present form: the central prayer of Judaism, taken from Deuteronomy 6:4, says [my own literal translation, nothing added]: Hear [imperative singular form] Israel YHWH our-God YHWH one Our-God, Eloheinu, is a form of Elohim, a grammatical plural form used to describe God, but always taking a single verb. Gesenius Hebrew grammar describes this as an intensive form, not a true plural. El or Eloah, singular forms, occur more rarely, as does El Elyon, God most high. However, it may be interesting that Deut 6:4 was worth saying. The etymology of El, possible relationship to the Babylonian god El, and to Ellil meaning idol, are interesting questions in philology, and the emergence of monotheism from whatever was around before, are all very interesting questions, but the process had been completed long before the birth of Christianity. Can you add detail about the Most High's 70 sons, and the distinction you say is evident in the Dead Sea Scrolls? BTW: I see some people here have been taught to pay attention to the difference between "god" and "God", as if that were given in the text. But there ARE NO capitals in Hebrew! Pathetic! [/QUOTE]

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