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atman is Hindu, for what we might call the self or soul.  In Hindu, atman 
reincarnates.
Richard Godwin.
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From: "Jeffrey B. Gibson" <jgibson000 AT comcast.net>
To: "Corpus-Paul" <corpus-paul AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 6:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Corpus-Paul] Did Paul break the Law?


> John Brand wrote:
>
> > John continues:
> > 'Christos,' of course, is Greek for the Hebrew mashiach. The Aryan
> > cognate would be 'atman' which is understood to be the higher self or
> > spirit.
>
> Cognates are words which linguistically share a common root.  I'd be
> grateful if you'd show how "atman" and "mashiach" are related
> linguistically..
>
> > Ahura Mazda (the creator) has a corresponding atman which
> > permeates his creation. There were numerous ideas of who was the
> > 'incarnate' atman (Persian) or the incarnate soter (Greek).
>
> So when Isaiah speaks of Cyrus being Yahweh's anointed he is saying  that
> Cyrus is the incarnate atman?  And when the author of the Ps. of Solomon
> speaks of God raising up his anointed, he's really just speaking of
> something that permeates creation?
>
>
> > Hopefully, this helps to bring out the identifier 'Christos' as it
> > relates to your discussion.
>
> No, it doesn't --  because it's not grounded in anything  that bears even
> the slightest resemblance to the real framework of thought in which the
> terms  Mashiach/Christos gained their meaning: Yahweh's righteousness, his
> election of Israel as the instrument by which "blessing" would be brought 
> to
> all nations, and his faithfulness to the promises of protection that he 
> made
> to Israel.
>
> Yours,
>
> Jeffrey Gibson
> --
>
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