tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337887555862662350.post6566914852203574733..comments2024-01-18T07:59:31.728-08:00Comments on The Second Son: Euphemisms, Shema, and ParadigmsG*3http://www.blogger.com/profile/06104739087560005056noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337887555862662350.post-74956651983705352582011-03-10T14:37:32.267-08:002011-03-10T14:37:32.267-08:00Daniel, first, semantics: Yaweh is a name, not a w...Daniel, first, semantics: Yaweh is a name, not a word.<br /><br />Hear Israel, Primal Existence is your god, Primal Existence is One<br /><br />Interesting interpretation. Read this way, it’s a pantheistic statement, no? And a profoundly spiritual one, too.<br /><br />Given the milieu in which the pasuk was written, though, I think my interpretation is probably closer to the original intent.G*3https://www.blogger.com/profile/06104739087560005056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337887555862662350.post-27855880556813382002011-03-06T23:31:39.366-08:002011-03-06T23:31:39.366-08:00Replace the word יקוק with the word "Existenc...Replace the word יקוק with the word "Existence" or "Primal Existence" and it should be easier to understand what the intent is.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04703845596227974473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337887555862662350.post-84200697586350562962010-08-30T14:36:26.482-07:002010-08-30T14:36:26.482-07:00Another peshat may be: Listen Israel, J and E are ...Another peshat may be: Listen Israel, J and E are one god.דבר השםhttp://wordofhashem.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337887555862662350.post-19877507516469183942010-08-23T10:59:02.678-07:002010-08-23T10:59:02.678-07:00I also always assumed it was a statement of monoth...I also always assumed it was a statement of monotheism but then I read the Moreh Nevuchim and realized how the Rambam understood it in a completely different way. To him it means God is in-composite. <br /><br />So even before I became skeptical I realized that it probably doesn't mean "God is the only god" thanks to the Rambam.Shilton HaSechelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11445959470426455186noreply@blogger.com