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97:0.1 The [[spiritual]] [[leaders]] of the [[Hebrews]] did what no others before them had ever succeeded in doing—they deanthropomorphized their [[God]] [[concept]] without converting it into an [[abstraction]] of [[Deity]] [[comprehensible]] only to philosophers. Even common people were able to regard the [[matured]] [[concept]] of [[Yahweh]] as a [[Father]], if not of the [[individual]], at least of the [[race]]. | 97:0.1 The [[spiritual]] [[leaders]] of the [[Hebrews]] did what no others before them had ever succeeded in doing—they deanthropomorphized their [[God]] [[concept]] without converting it into an [[abstraction]] of [[Deity]] [[comprehensible]] only to philosophers. Even common people were able to regard the [[matured]] [[concept]] of [[Yahweh]] as a [[Father]], if not of the [[individual]], at least of the [[race]]. | ||
| − | 97:0.2 The [[concept]] of the [[personality]] of [[God]], while clearly taught at [[Salem]] in the days of [[Melchizedek]], was vague and hazy at the time of the [ | + | 97:0.2 The [[concept]] of the [[personality]] of [[God]], while clearly taught at [[Salem]] in the days of [[Melchizedek]], was vague and hazy at the time of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/the_Exodus flight from Egypt] and only [[gradually]] evolved in the [[Hebraic]] [[mind]] from [[generation]] to [[generation]] in [[response]] to the teaching of the [[spiritual]] [[leaders]]. The [[perception]] of [[Yahweh]]'s [[personality]] was much more continuous in its [[progressive]] [[evolution]] than was that of many other of the [[Deity]] [[attributes]]. From [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses] to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malachi Malachi] there occurred an almost unbroken ideational [[growth]] of the [[personality]] of [[God]] in the [[Hebrew]] [[mind]], and this [[concept]] was [[eventually]] heightened and [[glorified]] by the teachings of [[Jesus]] about [[the Father]] in [[heaven]]. |
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Latest revision as of 23:30, 12 December 2020
97:0.1 The spiritual leaders of the Hebrews did what no others before them had ever succeeded in doing—they deanthropomorphized their God concept without converting it into an abstraction of Deity comprehensible only to philosophers. Even common people were able to regard the matured concept of Yahweh as a Father, if not of the individual, at least of the race.
97:0.2 The concept of the personality of God, while clearly taught at Salem in the days of Melchizedek, was vague and hazy at the time of the flight from Egypt and only gradually evolved in the Hebraic mind from generation to generation in response to the teaching of the spiritual leaders. The perception of Yahweh's personality was much more continuous in its progressive evolution than was that of many other of the Deity attributes. From Moses to Malachi there occurred an almost unbroken ideational growth of the personality of God in the Hebrew mind, and this concept was eventually heightened and glorified by the teachings of Jesus about the Father in heaven.
