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288. God: Male and Female - October 29, 2022

TINW Torah Study

English - October 30, 2022 18:00 - 5 minutes - 3.82 MB - ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
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Does it make a difference if we think of God as a bearded man on a throne, or as a nurturing woman? This week our guest Torah Study leader, Rabbi Janet Roberts, showed us passages where the gender of God is ambiguous or—using a term in use today—genderfluid. 

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If you like this podcast, you might enjoy the book Biblical Origins: The Political Intent of the Bible's Writers, by renowned Bible scholar Dr. S. David Sperling.