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Single Idea 7355

[catalogued under 29. Religion / B. Monotheistic Religion / 2. Judaism]

Full Idea

The Torah was not just a book about God. It pre-existed creation, in the same way as God did. In fact, it was the blueprint of creation.

Gist of Idea

The Torah pre-existed creation, and was its blueprint

Source

Paul Johnson (The History of the Jews [1987], Pt III)

Book Reference

Johnson,Paul: 'A History of the Jews' [Phoenix 1993], p.179


A Reaction

You can only become a 'people of the book' (which Moslems resented in Judaism, and then emulated) if you give this stupendously high status to your book. Hence Christian fundamentalism makes sense, with its emphasis on the divinity of the Bible.