west@sdcsla.UUCP (12/14/83)
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Ray (ihnp4!ihuxi!rcj1) says (quoting):
In Acts 1:11 We read that in the manner He left this
planet,ie human male, in a like manner shall He return.
In my opinion, God took the form of a male, and when
He returns to this earth, shall still appear as a male.
This has nothing to do with male-chauvinism on my part
just what I read in the Bible.
Note the ``ie human male''. This is an interpretation of what
you've read --> that masculinity is one of the salient features
of Jesus' appearance. I, and probably many others, can easily
see this as male chauvinism. Perhaps "in a like manner" simply
means in the flesh. Maybe it means speaking Aramaic. Or having
an abiding impatience with fig trees that don't bear fruit out of
season.
-- Larry West UC San Diego
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-- Or try talking to God -- he'll pass it on to me.