A People's Theology

Tom Oord: Is God All-Powerful?

Jun 7, 2023
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INSIGHT

Biblical Mistranslations of Omnipotence

  • The Bible does not explicitly support God's omnipotence.
  • Hebrew words like "Shaddai" and "Sabah oath" have been mistranslated as "almighty."
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Origins of Omnipotence

  • The concept of omnipotence arose from mistranslations and interpretations.
  • It wasn't present in the Old Testament, rarely appears in the New Testament, and solidified with Jerome's Latin translation.
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Philosophical Issues with Omnipotence

  • Philosophically, omnipotence leads to paradoxes.
  • Theologians qualify God's power, limiting it by logic, math, and God's nature.
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