Thats a good point Stewards. There is a special name for places in the bible where Jesus is meant to have been seen before he was born. The meeting with Abhram and the 3 'men' is one ... I think Jacobs struggle with God is another...

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I think to say that Judaism was polytheistic based on just the name of God is far fetched. That is not much evidence to use considering how powerful the message of the Commandments and the theme of the is for monotheism.

Again this is a case where people can take the words and distort them to serve their own agenda.

In fact I remember reading that polytheastic religions generally come from monetheistac ones, behind the belief in many gods is the very old belief in one old powerful creator.

ó Early Hebrew religion was polytheistic; the curious plural form of the name of God, Elohim rather than El, leads them to believe that the original Hebrew religion involved several gods. This plural form, however, can be explained as a "royal" plural. Several other aspects of the account of Hebrew religion in Genesis also imply a polytheistic faith.

ó The earliest Hebrew religion was animistic, that is, the Hebrews seemed worship forces of nature that dwelled in natural objects.

[Edited on 12-11-2002 by Netchicken]

As I recall, the issue of trinity was not well accepted in some Christian sects -- long before our modern Unitarians hit the scene. Issues like this were usually settled with beheadings and excommunications until the one with the most power won.

Which page are you refering to NetChicken? What page is made by a moslem?

Hmm and your description of trinity is an interesting, but you are saying you have no idea WHEN trinity was introduced? It was surely not around even a hundred years after Jesus died was it?

Oh...I guess you mean that link?

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[Edited on 13-11-2002 by FreeMason]

That was a great link! Who would have known that the First "Pope" was such a political leader / tyrant. He wanted to stamp out this idea of Christ and the Father being two separate beings. And that was one of the factors that lead to the Nicean Creed, which most Protestant religions even attest to. History once again.
Maybe I should name Protestants as Reformed Catholics? I am not trying to slander anyone, but it's just a thought...

i believe that there are many interpretations of the bible because everyone wants to interpret each written scripture as part of them