And this same Word is continually a suppliant to the immortal God on behalf of the mortal race, which is exposed to affliction and misery and is also the ambassador, sent by the Ruler of all, to the subject race.

Philo on Logos: And the Father who created the universe has given to his archangelic and most ancient Word a pre-eminent gift, to stand on the confines of both, and separated that which had been created from the Creator.

Though she is but one, she can do all things, and while remaining in herself, she renews all things in every generation she passes into holy souls and makes them friends of God, and prophets for God loves nothing so much as the man who For she is a reflection of eternal light, a spotless mirror of the working of God, and an image of his goodness. For she is a breath of the power of God, and a pure emanation of the glory of the Almighty therefore nothing defiled gains entrance into her.

Look at the following texts: The prayer was to this effect: 'O Lord, Lord God, Creator of all things, who art awe-inspiring and strong and just and merciful, who alone art King and art kind, who alone art bountiful, who alone art just and almighty and eternal, who dost rescue Israel from every evil, who didst choose the fathers and consecrate them… (2 Macc 1: 24 -25) For wisdom is more mobile than any motion because of her pureness she pervades and penetrates all things.

Monotheism and Jewish intermediary figures.

Turn back, you sinners, and do right before him who knows if he will accept you and have mercy on you? Tob 13: 3 -6 I give him thanks in the land of my captivity, and I show his power and majesty to a nation of sinners. Praise the Lord of righteousness, and exalt the King of the ages.

But see what he will do with you give thanks to him with your full voice. 6 If you turn to him with all your heart and with all your soul, to do what is true before him, then he will turn to you and will not hide his face from you. 5 He will afflict us for our iniquities and again he will show mercy, and will gather us from all the nations among whom you have been scattered. 4 Make his greatness known there, and exalt him in the presence of all the living because he is our Lord and God, he is our Father for ever. became 70 x 7 Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha: 3 Acknowledge him before the nations, O sons of Israel for he has scattered us among them. History Monotheism Hermeneutics Reality of Jewish people during the time of Jesus In Promised Land – ruled by gentiles (Neh 9: 36 -37 CD 1.

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