07-10-2007, 11:05 AM
Glory to God, peace on earth, goodwill to all.
Assalamu alaikum, Wael!
Quote:Why you are so surprised FHC? Doesn't God in the Bible also use "Us" and "Our" to refer to Himself? Jewish and Christian scholars also confirmed the fact that Hebrew language contains this plural of majesty.
When God in Genesis says, in the Beginning GOD created so and so, the Hebrew word for God here is <b>Elohim</b>, which means <b>GODS and not GOD</b>. But the Jews, being truly monotheistic and thoroughly familiar with the idioms of their own language, have never understood the use of the plural to indicate a plurality of persons within the one God.
You're kind of right but remember Christians vary from Jews in their understanding of the One True God. For Christians God is Three Persons subsisting in One Divine Being. I'm yet to study Scripture in Hebrew so I'm not too informed on this subject, but I was told a while back that the Three Persons (Father Son Holy Spirit) revealed in the N/T are concealed but indirectly referred to in the O/T when the common name of God is used... or something like that. I'll have to check it out!
Anyways, like I said, it's not a big deal. I was just surprised because I never thought I'd find this in the Koran. I stared at it for hours to make sure I wasn't seeing things - LOL!
It's all good :thumb:
Take care, mate!