Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Does this mean God's buddies call him Manny? Jesus > Son of Manny - --- Julian Koplen <jkoplen@mindspring.com> wrote: > I know only a little elementary Hebrew, but am > secure in saying that Emanuel > comes from "El", one of the Hebrew names for G-d and > "imanu", which is the > literal Hebrew for "with us". Hence, "G-d is with > us." I write G-d in this > fashion, because some observant Jews do not feel > that His name should be > written out except in sacred context, such as a > prayerbook. > > I hope this is helpful. > > Julian > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Duane Birkey" <duanebirkey@yahoo.com> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 12:45 AM > Subject: [Leica] Emanuel is one of many Hebrew names > for God > > > Emanuel is one of many Hebrew names for God... And > rather stupidly, I never > imagined that Emanuel Lowi might be Jewish... which > now makes more sense as > it explains why he is named Emanuel... and why his > comments, beliefs and > theology are similar to BD and others who I have > conversed with off line in > the past. > > There are books in Christian bookstores that talk > about all of the different > Biblical names of God > > Either way... I should not have started that > sentance with Ironically... It > wasn't very nice. > > Maybe Duane means ( quick to put foot in mouth) > > ****************************************************************** > > Can Duane and/or Emanual point me to a source of > study for the expressions > "God is with us" and "god is my refuge"? > > Thanks, > > Joseph Codispoti > San Luis Obispo, CA > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html