New Posts For Thread: Hebrew Scriptures "inspired" by God?http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/29095031/Hebrew_Scriptures_inspired_by_GodHello everyone!I was just wondering if, in general, Jews believe that the Hebrew Scriptures are "inspired" by God (anything God wouldn't want in these books would never make it in there) or that they were written by men who are imperfect.Thank you for taking the time everyone! I do have to admit that I vey much enjoy the views not being just black or white.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/29095031/Hebrew_Scriptures_inspired_by_God?post_id=519297439#519297439Thank you for taking the time everyone! I do have to admit that I vey much enjoy the views not being just black or white.Thu, 03 May 2012 15:03:07 -0500Hello,As has been mentioned, we're all over the spectrum on this. Traditionally, we did believe in divine inspiration, although we didn't adopt the literalist approach used by some Christian denominations. For around 2500 years or more, we have whahttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/29095031/Hebrew_Scriptures_inspired_by_God?post_id=519256593#519256593Hello,As has been mentioned, we're all over the spectrum on this. Traditionally, we did believe in divine inspiration, although we didn't adopt the literalist approach used by some Christian denominations. For around 2500 years or more, we have whaWed, 02 May 2012 12:00:34 -0500the scriptures are made up of different works and each work might have different sections. so while the 5 books of moses are aditionally considered to be god's word written down by moses who acted as a scribe, and some of the more historical works inhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/29095031/Hebrew_Scriptures_inspired_by_God?post_id=519255881#519255881the scriptures are made up of different works and each work might have different sections. so while the 5 books of moses are aditionally considered to be god's word written down by moses who acted as a scribe, and some of the more historical works inWed, 02 May 2012 11:39:30 -0500All human beings have flaws, but a prophet by definition received a direct communication from God. This is more than what people typically refer to as "inspiration." In fact, the Talmud has various names for different degree of communications from Gohttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/29095031/Hebrew_Scriptures_inspired_by_God?post_id=519252537#519252537All human beings have flaws, but a prophet by definition received a direct communication from God. This is more than what people typically refer to as "inspiration." In fact, the Talmud has various names for different degree of communications from GoWed, 02 May 2012 10:18:49 -0500Jews believe both of those opinions, and many others besides.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/29095031/Hebrew_Scriptures_inspired_by_God?post_id=519252319#519252319Jews believe both of those opinions, and many others besides.Wed, 02 May 2012 10:14:20 -0500Hello everyone!I was just wondering if, in general, Jews believe that the Hebrew Scriptures are "inspired" by God (anything God wouldn't want in these books would never make it in there) or that they were written by men who are imperfect.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/29095031/Hebrew_Scriptures_inspired_by_God?post_id=519252111#519252111Hello everyone!I was just wondering if, in general, Jews believe that the Hebrew Scriptures are "inspired" by God (anything God wouldn't want in these books would never make it in there) or that they were written by men who are imperfect.Wed, 02 May 2012 10:09:45 -0500