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Children of a Farther God

Posted By: Charles Pope
Date: Monday, 10 December 2007, at 12:53 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Father = God the Father, + maybe Vespasian *LINK* (Yuya)

The practice of addressing God in the singular (rather than pantheistic plaural) is already found in the Egyptian Old Kingdom. I'm not sure whether the abstract deity was also by then referred to as "Father". I'd have to research that. Certainly this had occurred by the 18th Dynasty. See:

www.domainofman.com/book/chap-6.html

In a practical sense, the Great King was put forth as manifestation of "Father" and "God" in the world. When Jesus prayed "Father, take this cup from me", he no doubt was making an appeal to the royal family "God-Father", that is, to one who literally had the power to effect the crucifixion or provide a substitute. Of course, there has always been an instinctive urge of praying to the One, the unseen hand in the Universe, whether it actually exists or not.

Messages In This Thread

• Father
  Brent Killmon -- Monday, 10 December 2007, at 6:18 a.m.
  • Re: Father = God the Father, + maybe Vespasian *LINK*
    Yuya -- Monday, 10 December 2007, at 11:54 a.m.
    • Children of a Farther God
      Charles Pope -- Monday, 10 December 2007, at 12:53 p.m.
      • Our Pater who lives in a haven!
        Ronald L. Hughes -- Tuesday, 11 December 2007, at 8:06 a.m.
        • Re: Our Pater who lives in Rome and Above *LINK*
          Yuya Joe -- Saturday, 15 December 2007, at 2:56 p.m.
          • Vespatian and Aristobulus
            Charles Pope -- Saturday, 15 December 2007, at 5:18 p.m.
    • Re: Father = God the Father, + maybe Vespasian
      shiloh -- Tuesday, 25 March 2008, at 9:26 a.m.

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