Hell

[13'sbadkitty]

Exactly my point. Virtually the entire Bible was intended as a teaching tool, stories told by priests and handed down from father to sun to teach the rule of law.

As a father I agree as well. In fact, I cannot believe that any sane and moral person would willingly condemn children to everlasting torment for sins committed by their parents. So what does that say about Yahweh?

sadly i hope for those who believe in Yahweh that people are spiteful and mean and threatening rather than a God of imperfect love and compassion. i am not sure though, that the concept of a fiery tormented hell came from Judaism. As far as i have been told, Jewish people don't actually buy into the hell thing. Only that once this whole judgment day thing actually occurs that those not in the book remain dead. My mom always told me that but she was a Jewish atheist who converted to Christianity so what can i say about her knowledge? lol this is why i am none of the above!

[Thorne]

i am not sure though, that the concept of a fiery tormented hell came from Judaism. As far as i have been told, Jewish people don't actually buy into the hell thing.

It's true that they don't buy into the Christian version of hell, a place of eternal fiery torment. But they do ascribe to a place, or state, of punishment. And my comment about Yahweh was not so much regarding hell as it was about punishment.