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Jewgrass
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Date Joined Sep 2001
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| Posted 11/12/2001 9:30 AM (GMT -6) |   | I am currently taking a class by a conservative Jewish scholar and we are discussing Solomon's temple. According to this professor, many pagan temples and customs resembled that of ancient Israel with one distinct difference: in paganism, the gods were in need. For instance, in both practices, the candelabra was seen as an instrument for shedding light, the shophar bread table was seen as a source of food, and the incense altar was seen as a source of fragrant aromas. In the pagan religions, all of these items were seen as instruments that allowed the people to meet the needs of their pantheon of gods. But, in the Israelite mind, the temple and its sacrificial system was seen as focal place of expressing man's immense need for God's provision and blessing. This critical differense is clearly seen in Psalm 50 where the psalmist affirms that God has no needs, but instead desires to receive glory, honor, and thanksgiving for being teh sustainer who meets the needs of man.
I do not know much about process theology. My knowledge is pretty much limited to articles I've read where open-view theists attempt to distance themselves from it and articles where classical theists try to equate free-willers with process theology. Based on what I know, the god of process theology is, to a certain extent, dependent on man. If this is true, doesn't process theology resemble paganism in many ways? If not, then what is process theology?
--Greg Burris, gburris.jewgrass@mail.utexas.edu
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