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Podcast: Biblical Theology of the Spiritual World
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ST627 Lesson 03
Category: Religion & Spirituality
Duration: 00:35:46
Publish Date: 2016-08-26 18:25:00
Description: Explore Michael S. Heiser’s book, “The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible“ and ן ט ׂש , Σατάν, Σατανς (Satan),” “Monotheism, Polytheism, Monolatry, or Henotheism? Toward an Assessment of Divine Plurality in the Hebrew Bible” by Peggy Day and C. Breytenbach. Was there a real snake in the Garden of Eden? Considerנחש (snake)and that as a verbal root with a definite article, נָחָשׁ means to dispense divine knowledge. Adjectively, נָחָשׁ refers to appearance. Consider that all three ideas are being communicated. All three descriptions tell us the snake mentioned is not just an animal. Where does the myth that angels have wings come from? We tend to conflate angels and cherubim. Explore divine plurality and the Divine Council. Biblical writers used "Elohim" of six different things. Elohim was used to describe a resident of the spirit world. In that realm, Yahweh is an Elohim among other Elohim's but is unique. Henotheism is the view that there are many gods and one on the top. In Henotheism, the top god can change. The biblical writer's Yahweh is species unique. In Ezekiel 1:10 we read, “The four had the face of a lion on the right side, the four had the face of an ox on the left side, and the four had the face of an eagle.” It is Yahweh that controls time, history, and circumstance. Monolatry is the exclusive worship of one being. Mormons tend to be polytheistic or henotheistic. New Testament writers draw on a theological, intellectual heritage that has humanity living with God in God's presence with his entourage on a global Eden. Consider the secular context. Most in the secular world believe Israelite religion evolved from polytheism to monotheism. Explore Deuteronomy 32:8-9. Consider the distinction of Yahweh and El. Consider Deuteronomy 32:6-7. The writer is identifying Yahweh and El together. Consider that critics assign a chronology to the text that they need to make their system work. Deuteronomy 32:8 states, “When the Most High gave to the nations their inheritance, when he divided mankind, he fixed the borders of the peoples according to the number of the sons of God.” (In the Masoretic text it reads, "Sons of Israel") The logical question is when did the change happen? There are 160 references in the Dead Sea Scrolls to plural Elohim or elim.
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