Posted on 12/13/2009 7:33:11 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Josephus tells us the Tetragrammaton is four VOWELS (Wars of the Jews 5.5.7), not four consonants. Thus IEUE. All it then needs is its missing “s”.
http://carlosenrique.tripod.com/GODNAME01.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20070617143724/http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/Opera/1624/phoenician.html
Al’lah = Illah = Elah, various forms of El or Elohim in Arabic, Hebrew, Aramaic, etc. Allah is the word used by Arabic speaking Christians for the name of God when translating Elohim since before the time of Mohammad.
Allah is NOT the Elohim of Abraham, Isaac and Israel.shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiachJosephus War of the Jews book 5 chapter 5 section 7 concerns priestly requirements.
I have no clue who carlos enrique is and what are his credentials on any topic.
I recommend the book Eternity in their Hearts by Don Richardson to anyone wanting to see that monotheism is the baseline religion for all people groups. Extremely interesting stories and a very easy read. Christmas blessings to all.
EscondidoSurfer Since Aug 27, 2009
Fine. What is the appropriate translation of Elohim in Arabic?
Fine. What is the appropriate translation of Elohim in Arabic?
Allah seems to have all of the attributes of Satan. The phrase Allu akbar means Allah is GREATER. The question to ask is Allah is Greater than whom ? Don't you think is is disingenuous at best to use Allah,
shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach
when that is the name of Mohammed's g-d.
Why? Arabs were Christians for centuries before Mohammad showed up. Why should they apologize for his use of the name of God in Arabic? Whatever distortions the false prophet created are his to answer for. Arab Christians can go on praying to and baptizing in the name of Allāh al-ʼAb, Allāh al-ibn, and Allāh al-rūḥ al-quds (God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost) without worrying a bit about that.
Al'lah (=Al Ilah = ho Theos = the God) is the word for God in Arabic. Period. Its a cognate of Elah (Aramaic), Eloh (Hebrew), Alla (Maltese).
Allah seems to have all of the attributes of Satan.
In the Mohammedan heresy, that may very well be true.
The phrase Allu akbar means Allah is GREATER. The question to ask is Allah is Greater than whom?
Allahu akhbar = God is the Greatest. The answer is the greatest of all beings that exist.
Reading it now. Wonderful book!
Where do you get that Arabs were “Christians” before they were Muslims?
Most of the Middle East was Orthodox before Islam arrived and conquered it.
Here, try reading through the "Indentity" and "History" sections of this article.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_Christians
Arab Christians (and here I will restrict the word Arab to only true Arabs speaking Arabic before Mohammad thus excluding the Lebanese, Syrians, and Mesopotamians of Iraq) before the time of Mohammad lived in Jordan, Yemen, Oman and scattered through the Arabian Desert. Most famous are the Nabateans and Ghassanids, who you can google to your heart's content to find information on elsewhere if you really don't believe Wikipedia. You;ll find things like the book "The Arab Christian"
http://books.google.com/books?id=pMuxLlWih04C&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_v2_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=&f=false
Also see in Wikipedia’s “Lileth” reference to her appearences in the Talmud....
Happy Chanuka & Merry Christmas!
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