YHVH is but one representation of the God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, etc. He had several names and the this is but one. For Jews, He is THE only God. The same for Christians (with one exception) and all Muslims. Same God. THE God. "A god" we would say is refered to in other systems, like those found among natives in the Americas and throughout Hinduism. There are countless gods in India. Not the same thing as YHVH.
Mainstream Judaism sees YHVH as a Unity, non-dualistic, Creator, Master of the Universe, etc. ONE God. To quote a passage from the Torah known as the "Shema": "Hear, oh Israel. The Lord, our God, the Lord is ONE". (Exodus 3:8). This is the statement of Unity. My objectives? We'll get into that later. Regards, fred --- In [email protected], "matrixmonitor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ---Of course! (re: the gods). But are you saying that YHVH is "GOD" > and not "a god". Clarify first whether you are a non-dualist (e.g. > all of Buddhism and Saivite Hinduism), or a Deistic dualist (orthodox > brands of JudaeoChristianity, Vaisnava hinduism)...then go on from > there. Define your objectives. Is Enlightenment one of them? If so, > you won't find much written about that in the Bible. > > > > > [snip]
