Why do some folks not write out "God"? Instead, they use something like "G_d" or "G-d". Why?
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Just so you know calling someone that's Jewish a 'Jew' Or "Jewess' is rather derogatory. I am sure you didn't mean it that way, but I thought I would share.RED that's ME said:Some Jews spell God as G-d. This has its origin in the third commandment, "You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain" (Exo. 20:7). Many Jews later became so cautious not to break this commandment that they quit pronouncing the name of God altogether, for fear that they might say it in vain.
When a Jew would come across this name when reading the Old Testament, instead of saying God's name, he would say "Adonai," which means "Lord" or "Master." They would also use other words in place of the name of God, or even the title, "God." Notice that Matthew usually substitutes the phrase "kingdom of heaven" where the other gospels have "kingdom of God." We are told that before a Massoretic scribe would even write the name of God, he would first wash himself and then he would use a new pen. This is all done out of respect for the name of God and for fear of breaking the third commandment.
http://www.apostolic.net/biblicalstudies/spellgod.htm
Thanks for clearing that up I didn't know that and I apologize for offending anyone.Zayit said:Just so you know calling someone that's Jewish a 'Jew' Or "Jewess' is rather derogatory. I am sure you didn't mean it that way, but I thought I would share.
This thread here at CF may help you Messianic Judaism Primer 101 read posts 16 & 17
Ohhh my goodness. I didn't even know that either.Just so you know calling someone that's Jewish a 'Jew' Or "Jewess' is rather derogatory. I am sure you didn't mean it that way, but I thought I would share.
Interesting story. One thing I have found is that no ethnic group agrees on what they want to be called. So you should be careful what you refer to anyone by, and they should be aware that there is no instruction manual for you to follow.Matthan said:By the way, when I was younger (much) I bowled in a duckpin league with my Dad. It was called the Washington Jewelers Bowling League, to be more precise. And, there were a LOT of Jewish members. Washington D.C. had a lot of upscale jewelry stores back then, and the large majority were owned and opperated by American Hebrews. I was able to ask those guys a LOT of questions about Jews and their history. They repeatedly told me they were "Jews", not Jewish men or anything else. They took great pride in their Jewish history, and equal pride in being called Jews, even by their ditractors and small-minded bigots. And one of them, Saul Weinstein, took great pleasure in eating a (non-kosher) hotdog or two every Wednesday night at the lanes. He also confided in me that he loved bacon, and had it every morning for breakfast.
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