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Sincere question about Jewish view of Godhead/Trinity?
Hello, I'm a Mormon and many times we see similarities between the Jewish and LDS faiths. Be both believe that we're descendants from the 12 tribes of Israel. I was wondering what you're view on God is? in the LDS faith we don't believe in the Trinity but in a Godhead. God the Father's, whom we sometimes call Elohim; Jesus Christ, whom we also call Jehova, and the Holy Ghost. I know that you probably don't view Jesus as Jehova but do you believe in these three beings? We see them as three separate and distinct beings.
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- TNOLv 76 years ago
The holiest line in Judaism is essentially "Shema Yisrael, Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai Ekhad". Translated from the Hebrew, this is "O Hear, (people of)Israel, the Lord is your G-d, the Lord Alone!". So, needless to say, we're not fans of the trinity belief. There is one entity and that is G-d: Yahweh (translated between langauges into Jehovah) , Eloheinu, Elohim, and Adonai are just alternative names for the same thing according to us. There is no separation or distinction.
Jesus is obviously NOT seen as a Messiah or a divine figure according to us as well. Our concept of the Messiah even lacks notions of divinity, so he is often imagined to be a mortal man. At best, Jews believe Jesus was an educated Jew (perhaps a Rabbi) that wanted to reform the religion but did not want to change things theologically. So, while Jesus sounds like a good guy to me, he's nothing more than that.
Source(s): Jew - rrosskopfLv 76 years ago
It is my understanding that the Jews were leaning heavily towards monotheism after (or during) the Deuteronomic Reform, although they too once believed that God had a son. Asherah was also worshipped as the wife or consort of God. The brazen serpent, which represented the Son of God and the statue of Asherah were both kept in Solomon's Temple for hundreds of years. During the Deuteronomic Reform, both were removed and destroyed.
- Mark S, JPAALv 76 years ago
Judaism holds that perhaps Jesus was some sort of radical rabbi, but nothing more. We have no concept whatsoever of a trinity, nor of a "G-dhead".
Source(s): I'm Jewish.