Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Uzi Silber <uzisilber AT gmail.com>]

yes, but still -- could it not all point an earlier, polytheistic
view? after all, Canaanites from whom we Jews may have emerged in part
were polytheists, as were in fact so many of our Israelite/Judahite
ancestors.



On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 10:33 AM, Andronic Khandjani
<andronicusmy AT gmail.com> wrote:
> Yes, but we are not to speak about theology here. The Bible is using the
> plural form Elohim for Nisrok, the Assyrian god. This is for me enough to
> prove that Elohim as the persian Yezdan acts as singular too even with
>  plural form. We have the form Elohimo too confirming this point of view.
>
> 2011/10/28 K Randolph <kwrandolph AT gmail.com>
>
>> Firouz:
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 6:53 AM, Andronic Khandjani <
>> andronicusmy AT gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Uzi,
>>> Thanks.
>>> How you will render Elohim?
>>
>>
>> “God” in this context.
>>
>> There are two reasons given for the plural of the noun, one theological and
>> the other linguistic:
>> 1) the Christian view of Trinity, which has its roots in Tanakh.
>> 2) the plural of respect and honor, used also for human masters and lords.
>>
>>
>>> Why the governing verb is singular?
>>>
>>
>> Because it is recognized that there is one God.
>>
>>>
>>> I think that we must consider Elohim as singular even HE speaks to Angels.
>>> I
>>> would maintain the monotheism of the author.
>>>
>>> Firouz Khandjani
>>>
>>> Karl W. Randolph.
>>
>>
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