Use of plural Elohim?
Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2022 9:46 am
Elohim is the plural of Eloah. I've read many of the rabbinical explanations about use of the term Elohim in the Jewish scriptures, but I doubt these have real merit. They seem more like justifications than actual explanations.
Where exactly are all the places that Elohim appears in the Pentateuch?
Might the YHWH Elohim in Genesis 2-4 be taken to mean Yahweh of the Elohim, meaning Yahweh from the Divine Counsel or something along those lines?
Is it possible to read Elohim in Genesis 1 as "gods" or are there other aspects of the text that indicate Elohim is being used in a singular sense?
Is there any evidence that the term "Elohim" was used to refer to a single god outside of the Jewish scriptures, dating prior to the 3rd century BCE?
Where exactly are all the places that Elohim appears in the Pentateuch?
Might the YHWH Elohim in Genesis 2-4 be taken to mean Yahweh of the Elohim, meaning Yahweh from the Divine Counsel or something along those lines?
Is it possible to read Elohim in Genesis 1 as "gods" or are there other aspects of the text that indicate Elohim is being used in a singular sense?
Is there any evidence that the term "Elohim" was used to refer to a single god outside of the Jewish scriptures, dating prior to the 3rd century BCE?