2007-12-05 02:02:30 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Anthropologically speaking, most of the ancient world believed that a "man" planted a "seed" in the woman to make children. Similar to the analagy that if you put a seed in the ground and fertile and healthy earth "woman" a plant would grow from it. They believed man gave woman a child and she grew it till it was born. Then she nurtured it till it grew strong enough to help and be productive as well.
Then they believed that because "man" was the life giver or "seed" planter, that the "Gods" or "God" was a man because "He" was the "creator". It's all analagies. Because of modern day science we know now that this is not true. In ancient times, if a woman did not produce a child then it was her fault and that her womb was not fertile ground and the husband could divorce on those grounds or she could actually be put to death or even have the bride price returned by her father and the daughter returned or killed whatever the husband decided. No man was considered "infertile" then because they believed the man was created first and woman second and was more loved by "God" than the woman.
2007-12-05 02:19:21 · answer #1 · answered by Karma of the Poodle 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Actually, He's not. He revealed Himself primarily with characteristics we today consider masculine, but He also compares Himself to a mother at times.
Man/woman/masculine/feminine come from Him, not the other way around.
2007-12-05 02:14:11 · answer #2 · answered by wenteast 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well the 72 fifferent religious academics who censored and edited the bible were all masoginists so what would you expect,like people who think jesus would of been a blond haired,blueyed caucasian born in the middle east..it just does not hold water...mother earth is a woman as she births us and takes us back in death...thats written in my book hehehehehe
2007-12-05 02:11:30 · answer #3 · answered by SkinAnInk 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The Bible refers to God as He. So God is masculine
2007-12-05 02:08:59 · answer #4 · answered by knight_janette 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because a woman God would never oppress women.
2007-12-05 03:03:33 · answer #5 · answered by clint 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
You might like the small book: 'More than a carpenter'
2007-12-05 02:06:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
not for me...Allah is not man or woman...Allah is just Allah.
2007-12-05 02:13:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
bigotry
2007-12-05 02:09:36 · answer #8 · answered by Happily Happy 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
HE said HE was
2007-12-05 02:05:22 · answer #9 · answered by jesussaves 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The HUUUUUUUUGe penis.
2007-12-05 02:05:55 · answer #10 · answered by David Carrington Jr. 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋