Sunday Musings God of Christianity Source: Here In a recent article in the New York Times , a Jewish rabbi raised the question whether God is transgender. He points out that in the Hebrew Bible, when read in its original language, gender is not always precisely demarcated. For example, Eve is referred to as “he” in one place, Adam as “them” and Rebecca as a “young man.” “These aren’t typos,” the rabbi asserts and explains that “In the ancient world, well-expressed gender fluidity was the mark of a civilized person. Such a person was considered more ‘godlike’.” Why wouldn’t a god have the maternal tenderness of a woman, for example? Why should any god be deprived of the good qualities that women possess? Why should a god necessarily be a man? Of course, there are many ancient religions including India’s Hinduism which have both gods and goddesses. But in the world’s dominant monotheistic religions, God is necessarily a man. Why? The answer is fairly simple
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