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Ok, so I just finished “The Da Vinci Code,” and the book puts forth the concept of God’s “feminine” aspect. It got me curious. So, I did a little research on the hebrew word “shenikah” that appears in the book and came up with an interesting set of passages from the Catholic version of the bible.
In the book, “The Wisdom of Solomon”, also known as “The Book of Wisdom”, we find that Wisdom as a femininely divine aspect, but is it seperate from or a part of God?
The New Advent website states:
newadvent.org/cathen/15666a.htm
“In direct relation to God, Wisdom is personified, and her nature, attributes, and operation are no less than Divine. She is with God from eternity, the partner of His throne, and the sharer of His thoughts (viii, 3; ix, 4, 9). She is an emanation from His glory (vii, 25), the brightness of His everlasting light and the mirror of His power and goodness (vii, 26). Wisdom is one, and yet can do everything; although immutable, she makes all things new (vii, 27), with an activity greater than any motion (vii, 23). When God formed the world, Wisdom was present (ix, 9), and she gives to men all the virtues which they need in every station and condition of life (vii, 27; viii, 21; x, 1, 21; xi). Wisdom is also identified with the “Word” of God (ix, 1; etc.), and is represented as immanent with the “Holy Spirit”, to whom a Divine nature and Divine operations are likewise ascribed (i, 5-7; vii, 22, 23; ix, 17).”
We see here that many of these aspects are directly attributable to Christ.
So, what do you think, does God have a feminine side? Is Wisdom a part of God or a seperate entity?
Subrosa
In the book, “The Wisdom of Solomon”, also known as “The Book of Wisdom”, we find that Wisdom as a femininely divine aspect, but is it seperate from or a part of God?
The New Advent website states:
newadvent.org/cathen/15666a.htm
“In direct relation to God, Wisdom is personified, and her nature, attributes, and operation are no less than Divine. She is with God from eternity, the partner of His throne, and the sharer of His thoughts (viii, 3; ix, 4, 9). She is an emanation from His glory (vii, 25), the brightness of His everlasting light and the mirror of His power and goodness (vii, 26). Wisdom is one, and yet can do everything; although immutable, she makes all things new (vii, 27), with an activity greater than any motion (vii, 23). When God formed the world, Wisdom was present (ix, 9), and she gives to men all the virtues which they need in every station and condition of life (vii, 27; viii, 21; x, 1, 21; xi). Wisdom is also identified with the “Word” of God (ix, 1; etc.), and is represented as immanent with the “Holy Spirit”, to whom a Divine nature and Divine operations are likewise ascribed (i, 5-7; vii, 22, 23; ix, 17).”
We see here that many of these aspects are directly attributable to Christ.
So, what do you think, does God have a feminine side? Is Wisdom a part of God or a seperate entity?
Subrosa