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Old 10-18-2009, 06:02 PM
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Re: God alone?

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Originally Posted by DerechHashem View Post
I agree as well, I like Anaxagoras, and the Stoics concept of "logos". I am not a fan of Plato's, nor am I a fan of Aristotle's theorum. Philo made a good attempt to combine both rationals of Anaxagoras, and the Stoics concept of "logos" into "thought and speech".

In the Targums, which were popular interpretations or paraphrases of the Old Testament Scripture, there was a tendency to avoid anthropomorphic terms or such expressions as involved a too internal conception of God’s nature and manifestation.

In the Targums, the three doctrines of the Word, the Angel (message), and Wisdom are introduced as mediating factors between God and the world.

In particular the chasm between the Divine and human is bridged over by the use of such terms as me’mera’ ("word") and shekhinah ("glory").

The me’mera proceeds from God, and is His messenger in Nature and history.

In the Old Testament, and particularly, in the Targums or Jewish paraphrases, the "Word" is constantly spoken of as the efficient instrument of Divine action; and the "Word of God" had come to be used in a personal way as almost identical with God Himself.


I like to view "Logos" as "Wisdom" or "Reason".

Just my opinion.
Thanks! Considering that all of creation and the universe stands as a result of God's thoughts, I wonder if he still feels "alone" in a sense? Maybe the evolutionists who feel that God took a "passive" role in the creation of things have a point. Maybe the infinite number of possibilities that could have unfolded is the closest thing there is to "suprising" God? Or maybe, our power of choice and free will is what intrigues him the most?
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