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[wispfox]

Go read this post of conuly's, as it contains both an interesting link and an interesting article (for which there is a link in the comments, but which apparently requires logging in to read).

Also from conuly, We Are the Other People.

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[wispfox.livejournal.com]

Does Original Sin apply to me or not, within the context of the arguement put forth in that article?

Um...

I guess the answer would probably rely upon whether or not you're ashamed of your naked self. :)

Or a mix?

Probably a mix, by that point.

But, then, wouldn't the bible only tell us about the Yahweh's people aspect, and not about who the other gods decided to save? If it was worldwide, I imagine other gods would have had to save some of their own people. Or, perhaps, it was only in areas in which Yahweh had control? Unless the other gods cooperated...

Hmm...

[brynndragon.livejournal.com]

Actually, that's another question I meant to include that I did not include, which is what did the other gods have to say about the whole killing off their creations thing. The reason I didn't include it is I'm not sure *who* the ending plural in Elohim refers to - just like Adonai means "our (plural) lord (singluar)", Elohim might be "Our/Their (plural) God (singular)". My first impression, given my (limited) knowledge of modern hebrew, is that it is indeed refering to multiple beings rather than a single being possessed by multiple people, but I didn't want to go on when there was the alternative possibility.

I suspect a large part of the reason this is confusing to us is back in the day it was just understood that, regardless of whether you personally worshiped a pantheon or a single family/tribal/city-based diety, everyone worshiped their own set. The idea that there is literally a single diety is relatively modern. Prosiletyzing, well as the concept of "finding" a diety, are also relatively modern.