“I am, that I am,” says God to Moses via the burning bush, when Moses asks, “Who are you?”.
Karen Armstrong, in her book A History of God, hypothesizes that this curious reply is the equivalent of “Never you mind who I am!” 🙂
And, of course, while we were watching The Ten Commandments and that line came up, Dad perked up and said, “Popeye!” We all cracked up. “I yam what I yam.”
To Ms. Armstrong’s credit (and her book is well-researched), she does not pretend to have “the answer” to anything. Frankly, anyone who claims to understand that which by their own definition cannot be known, is pretty far from having the answers (assuming there are any).
Nope, sure didn’t and honestly, not sure that I yet do. I’m not really typically sitting there squinting at book covers, playing “guess what the shapes mean,” don’tcha know?
But hey…you’re on a roll there, I guess. Not clear what your…discussion (?) or analysis has to do with her book, but hey! Enjoy.
John 11:35
I heard the answer to everything is 42. (never gets old)
“I am, that I am,” says God to Moses via the burning bush, when Moses asks, “Who are you?”.
Karen Armstrong, in her book A History of God, hypothesizes that this curious reply is the equivalent of “Never you mind who I am!” 🙂
And, of course, while we were watching The Ten Commandments and that line came up, Dad perked up and said, “Popeye!” We all cracked up. “I yam what I yam.”
To Ms. Armstrong’s credit (and her book is well-researched), she does not pretend to have “the answer” to anything. Frankly, anyone who claims to understand that which by their own definition cannot be known, is pretty far from having the answers (assuming there are any).
Eh? Whut?
Oh – It’s in regard to the huge “I AM” on the front cover. Nobody else saw that?
Oh so that’s what those weird shapes were. You have a good eye.
Nope, sure didn’t and honestly, not sure that I yet do. I’m not really typically sitting there squinting at book covers, playing “guess what the shapes mean,” don’tcha know?
But hey…you’re on a roll there, I guess. Not clear what your…discussion (?) or analysis has to do with her book, but hey! Enjoy.
13 years of teaching in public schools – one gets pretty good at deciphering other people’s scrawls.