... But 'eLoHiYM does mean "God"; not plural gods
('eLiYM), but a plural of Majesty (like Queen Victoria saying 'We are not
amused'; it is not a relic of polytheism). It even means a goddess in
1 Kings 11:5 (Ashtoreth).
As to Psalm 8:5, "a little lower than God" fits well with Genesis 1:26Well, against this interpretation is LXX, and the New Testament quotation based on it.
"Let us make man after our image and in our likeness". Genesis 1:28 and
2:19 provide the real backdrop to Psalm 8:5. Adam is told to replenish the
earth and subdue it; Adam is invited to name all the creatures that God
brought before him for that purpose.
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