can someone explain who was the OUR in after our image and likeness?I know some one out here has knowledge of these scriptures,if you do could you share ???
2006-10-14 05:46:11 · 11 answers · asked by punkin 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
the our is thought to refer to the triune God (Father, Son & Spirit) i think the OT Jews saw it more as a plural of respect, like the royal we. (the Queen does not say 'I' but 'we' when talking of herself.
one of the names used by the OT Jews 2 refer to God was 'adonai' which is gramatically plural (the English gramatical equivilent wud be summit ending in 's' )
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one adam. the new testament refers to the second Adam meaning Jesus.
1 Corinthians 15
45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
Gen 1 & 2 are simply 2 different accounts of the same creation (like parallel passages in the Gospels.) they do not disagree.
Good websites for those seeking more information on salvation include: -
http://eternitywhere.com &
http://www.needgod.com
2006-10-14 06:03:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The first two chapters of Genesis are telling the same story just from different viewpoints. The first is from God's view, the second is from the perspective of Earth.
For example Two people tell what happened with a car accident. One is driving the car, the other is a pedestrian that saw it. One will have details the other doesn't and and the stories will overlap and also diverge.
The OUR is the first reference to the Trinity, There is God the Father, There is the Son - Who is also the Word of God - and the Holy Spirit. Also it is Ancient Hebrew custom to denote preeminince of a King or other powerful person in the plural. Sort of like the Queen of England will use the Royal "WE" when discussing herself.
Adam of Genesis is the First Adam while Jesus is often called the 2nd Adam. Those are the only Adams
2006-10-14 05:51:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anthony M 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Hebrew took many stories in their Bible form other cultures and religions. For example, the story of Noah and the flood was lifted from Gilgamesh. The story of Job was a favorite Sumarian story, which the Hebrews added a happy ending onto. The two creation stories in Genesis came from two different traditions that were merged together. The "our" reflects the origin of that creation story as coming from a polytheistic religion.
All of these stories were written by humans and none by any God.
2006-10-14 05:53:45 · answer #3 · answered by Alan Turing 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
In one of the genesis stories, Adam and Eve were created together. In the other, Adam was created first and got lonely, so god made Eve out of her rib. If they were both in a car crash, one of them must have suffered severe mental damage to come up with two so different stories. Isn't it nice how it starts right out with a contridiction so you know it's just a fairytale?
2006-10-14 05:55:44 · answer #4 · answered by eri 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Genesis 1 and Genesis 2 are different creation stories, fused when the bible was first written down after the Bablyonian exile. I found a site that discusses and questions the hypothesis.
2006-10-14 05:52:07 · answer #5 · answered by novangelis 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Genesis DOES have two creation stories, but only claims of one Adam that I know of.
2006-10-14 05:48:01 · answer #6 · answered by DougDoug_ 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There is some truth in Genesis but only in its broader view. As the filler-details are highly imaginative notions and superluous.
The "our" were the so-called angels. You can believe it if you like, but who knows. The Bible is highly symbolic in particular the book of Genesis.
2006-10-14 06:07:43 · answer #7 · answered by Sick Puppy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hiney Bottoms.
2006-10-14 05:56:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
there was only ONE Adam, only ONE story of the creation in Genesis. when they say OUR it means Jesus, God and the holy spirit. they are always toghether, if you don't understand me let me explain in simpler terms. its like a apple pie, you cut it in three pieces (symbolizes God, Jesus and the holy spirit) but when you put them toghtether its still one pie.
2006-10-14 05:51:04 · answer #9 · answered by fvdvdv 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Most Christians will say that the "our" is Jesus. But if that's true, God must be a woman, right?
2006-10-14 05:48:06 · answer #10 · answered by Toxxikation 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋