tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688820610845171516.post8457294228125137765..comments2024-03-24T11:03:03.106-07:00Comments on Just Genesis : God's Sovereignty over Life and DeathAlice C. Linsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13069827354696169270noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688820610845171516.post-15184734642653520122010-08-09T15:00:40.267-07:002010-08-09T15:00:40.267-07:00Greetings, Dharmashaiva.
Hasidic Jews follow the...Greetings, Dharmashaiva. <br /><br />Hasidic Jews follow the teaching of Rabbi Isaac Luria on this and he took his ideas from Kabbalah, not from the Talmud or the Torah. Kabbalah is a blending of Babylonian and Semitic ideas.<br /><br />It is unlikely that Abraham's people believed in reincarnation, as this is not consistent with their worldview which sees distinct boundaries between living and dead (one of the binary distinctions of their Afro-Asiatic worldview). This explains why there is nothing that even hints as reincarnation in Genesis. Reincarnation appears to have been introduced into India from the north, not from Egypt. The Egyptians were strongly influenced by the Sudra (Sudanese/Nubian) who believed in resurrection as is evidenced from the way they buried their dead. There is no evidence to support the view that the Sudra and/or the Egyptians believed in reincarnation, except possibly for deities or semi-divine persons.<br /><br />Orthodox Christians are forbidden to cremate their dead as this is regarded as a "pagan" practice. Many of my dead loved ones have been cremated and that was my intention for my remains until I became Orthodox. Bit a quandry there! <br /><br />Certainly on a molecular level that which has decayed (dusst to dust) is still present in some form. However, form and essence are separated. Reincarnation involves a change in form and essence whereas resurrection involves renewal of the same form and essence. These seem incompatible.Alice C. Linsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13069827354696169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688820610845171516.post-50596851218587131082010-08-09T12:23:18.997-07:002010-08-09T12:23:18.997-07:00Hi Alice, is it possible that reincarnation is com...Hi Alice, is it possible that reincarnation is compatible with resurrection? For instance, is it possible that the resurrected body might contain -- in some form -- the patterns of the reincarnated bodies of previous existences?<br /><br />The Hasidic Jews believe in reincarnation and resurrection, as well.Agnikanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00494537340737199409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688820610845171516.post-21987901429157284102010-08-06T08:01:47.819-07:002010-08-06T08:01:47.819-07:00Yes, Cammie, it is astonishing how the religion pl...Yes, Cammie, it is astonishing how the religion planted in southern India by the Sudra (Sudanese) came to be corrupted by later Aryan influences.Alice C. Linsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13069827354696169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688820610845171516.post-49198302162499714502010-08-05T08:47:40.065-07:002010-08-05T08:47:40.065-07:00"The oldest layer of Hinduism acknowledges a ..."The oldest layer of Hinduism acknowledges a supreme Deity, but the doctrine of samsara [1] introduces an element that is not consistent with the Judeo-Christian or ancient Afro-Asiatic doctrine of God's sovereignty." I am gobsmacked by the truth in those words.Cammie Novarahttp://intelligentdesignfacts.comnoreply@blogger.com