No. G-d has never been seen as female in Judiasm.  Always patiarchial, not matriarchial.  True, Judiasm is matrilineal but it's not matriarchial.


Kat

-----Original Message-----
From: Trisha Cummings <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Aug 17, 2004 2:16 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Article for Kyle and Mike

Hi Kat,

  I had read that in very early Judiasm - there was female god type also.
Could this be what they meant?

                   Trisha

-----Original Message-----
From: ken barber [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 2:10 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Article for Kyle and Mike


well, kat, the doctrine of the trinity in christianity
actually does to this day offend some followers of
judiasm.

--- Kathy <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I find this passage interesting:
>
> "Ehrman says some groups of early Christians claimed
> there was more than one
> God."
>
> I find it particularly interesting in the light of
> the fact that the Christian
> church has its roots in Judiasm, which is
> monotheist.  These polytheists
> would have been totally incompatible with the Jewish
> traditions of the
> founders.
>
> Kat
>
> On Tuesday 17 August 2004 5:39 am, Trisha Cummings
> wrote:
> > Hi Mike and Kyle,
> >
> >    Here is an article Iran across this morning you
> might enjoy.
> >
> >
>
http://www.beliefnet.com/story/150/story_15091_1.html
> >
> > The Christianity Battles
> > What if Ebionite Christians, Marcion Christians,
> or Gnostic Christians had
> > been more convincing?
> >
> >                       Hope All is well!!
> >
> >                              Trisha
>




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