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  • From: "Ken Penner" <pennerkm AT mcmaster.ca>
  • To: "'b-hebrew'" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] God vs gods
  • Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 09:00:12 -0300

George wrote:

> I note the article also says that some associated Zeus with
> YHWH, including some diaspora Jews.

For example, the Letter of Aristeas 16 says the deity Jews worship is the one
called Zeus by non-Jews:
τὸν γὰρ πάντων ἐπόπτην καὶ κτίστην θεὸν οὗτοι σέβοντα, ὃν καὶ πάντες, ἡμεῖς
δέ, βασιλεῦ, προσονομάζοντες ἑτέρως Ζῆνα καὶ Δία·
(from http://www.uwo.ca/kings/ocp/LetAris.xml)
But we're getting away from Hebrew here.

Ken Penner
Co-Director, Online Critical Pseudepigrapha: http://www.uwo.ca/kings/ocp/
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