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To: Emmanual_Goldstein16
As far as the Holy Spirit of Yahweh, in Hebrew it is refered to as she, just as wisdom is refered to as she. Both words are feminine in gender, but it doesn't make them persons. In the New Testament the Holy Spirit is sometimes he and sometimes it. Also the definite article is sometimes used and sometimes not in the greek. We all " see through a glass darkly" and prophesy in part.

Shalom

Actually, the gender of nouns in the OT and NT is rather arbitrary -- the Spirit is referred to as "she" simply because the Hebrew word, ruach, is feminine. In the NT, it's the same way, although you're wrong about the Spirit being "sometimes he and sometimes it." The Spirit is ALWAYS, hyperliterally, "it," because the Greek word, pneuma is a neuter noun.

What gender cases have to do with the Personhood of the Spirit is beyond me.

I am curious though -- you wouldn't happen to be involved with a "Sacred Name" church, would you (Assembly of Yahweh, etc.)?

TG

100 posted on 11/27/2001 9:45:00 AM PST by The Grammarian
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To: The Grammarian
I know that pneuma is neuter. I was refering to how it is translated in english versions of the scriptures. Sorry if I wasn't clear. My family and I are not part of an organized assembly. We fellowship occasionally with friends and any one else who wishes to on Sabbath. Quite informal.
102 posted on 11/27/2001 2:21:21 PM PST by Emmanual_Goldstein16
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