Does the higher power of the Jewish faith have an assigned gender? Is it always "he and him?"
2006-08-03 06:47:24 · 9 answers · asked by Allison L 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
god is genderless -- in fact, the more mystical branches of judaism try to recognize elements of both genders in what are called 'emanations" of god, but even those are not exactly the same as human gender. The use of the masculine pronoun reflects the gender neutral masculine which arises from convention, not theology.
2006-08-03 06:52:46 · answer #1 · answered by rosends 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, the higher power in Judaism has no name and no gender. The name is signified by the letters "YHWH" and pronounced "Yahweh," but it just means "I am" and is not a name like Jesus or Siddhartha.
In translation from Hebrew to English, the higher power gets genderized and is referred to as "he and him" because, let's face it, the authors were men.
2006-08-03 06:59:15 · answer #2 · answered by teresathegreat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The higher power in Judaism is God, by the way.
Abba Father, Elohim, Adonai, Yhwh, etc.
God is usually described as the Eternal Father, so, yes, it's always He and Him. Whether that's the way it is, is debatable, i mean, who are we to assume God's gender if that concept exists.
2006-08-03 06:53:08 · answer #3 · answered by jacolo87 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you look at the gender roles of people in the Bible, especially the Old Testament, you find that it is strong patriarchal. Men make the decisions and women are treated as property worth slightly more than animals. Note that in the Ten Commandments, when it lists what one should not covet of your neighbors possessions, it list women right next to livestock.
Therefore, I highly doubt they think of their god as female.
2006-08-03 06:58:06 · answer #4 · answered by nondescript 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By "higher power" you mean Almighty God?
Yes, it's always "he" and "him".
As a matter of fact, few Hebrew words lack gender.
2006-08-03 06:52:13 · answer #5 · answered by Netchelandorious 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We usually refer to Him as as male, but it isn't meant to imply an actual gender. just like people refer to ships as females, but obviously no actual gender is meant.
2006-08-03 06:58:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cause men have authority over women and God choose to deal with men than women.
2006-08-03 07:01:30 · answer #7 · answered by lucky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I belive so they call Him Father not Mother.
2006-08-03 06:52:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
G-d has no gender.
2006-08-03 06:58:00 · answer #9 · answered by Quantrill 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋