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Mon, 10-Oct-11 14:15:19
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torahtruth wrote:My Questions: 1- Is the life giving spirit ,the same as the holy spirit? If distinct , is such distinction based on textual support or mere assumption? 2- what is the nature of such life giving spirit? is it created or pre-existed? textual support ,if any plz. 3- Is the human soul that is breathed from God's spirit ,created or pre-existed? 4- How did the Jewish religious scholars in past and present view the matter?
I believe with perfect faith that G-d does not have a body. physical concepts do not apply to Him. There is nothing whatsoever that resembles Him at all.
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֔ים יְהִ֥י רָקִ֖יעַ בְּתֹ֣וךְ הַמָּ֑יִם וִיהִ֣י מַבְדִּ֔יל בֵּ֥ין מַ֖יִם לָמָֽיִם׃G-d said, 'There shall be a sky in the middle of the water, and it shall divide between water and water.' (Bereshit / Genesis 1:6)
וַיִּיצֶר֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהִ֜ים אֶת־ הָֽאָדָ֗ם עָפָר֙ מִן־ הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה וַיִּפַּ֥ח בְּאַפָּ֖יו נִשְׁמַ֣ת חַיִּ֑ים וַֽיְהִ֥י הָֽאָדָ֖ם לְנֶ֥פֶשׁ חַיָּֽה׃G-d formed man out of dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils a breath of life. Man [thus] became a living creature. (Bereshit / Genesis 2:7)
My G-d, the soul that You have placed into me is pure. You created it; You formed it; You breathed it into me; and You preserve it
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