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It is a common misconception that the books of the bible were picked out by the 300+ scholars that attended Emperor Constantine's Council of Nicea in 325 AD.

For all those seeking the historical truth about this - That is not true.  The Council of Nicea did establish some church doctrine and officiliates, and condemmed some people who argued the Gnostic Beliefs (Arius and etc)

A simple search in your library or on the net will provide many copies of the "meeting minutes" of that council meeting. The choosing of the books of the bible is not part of it. Through lots of searching and researching, lots of rumor squashing, I did find the truth (according to history) -

Old Testament:
The Council of Jamnia (A.D. 90) recognized our 39 books.
Josephus (A.D. 95) indicated that the 39 books were recognized a authoritative.

New Testament:
The Council of Athenasius (A.D. 367) and the Council of Carthage (A.D. 397) recognized the 27 books in our N.T. today as inspired.


Let me know if I wrong, but this is what I have found!

This is what I have read, through a bunch of different sources, including the Kaballah, and the Apocrypha:

MODERN day christianity (in most forms, anyway) doesn't believe in a wife of God, however, early christianity, before the Council of Nicea in 325 AD, did believe in the ancient goddess Asherath (also called teh Shenikah in Ancient Jewish literature). The apocrypha has a LOT of mentions of her and God-The-Father (Yahve, Jehovah, etc) as being together. Some scholars believe the "us" in "Let us make man in our own image" is YHVH speaking to his wife .

I have no idea, however, the accuracy of this. If this historical information is accureate - it does feel right to me. I want to know much more about this before I make any kind of real judgement, but I have been unable to find any others who know anything about this, really.

Thank you. Really - this is a post that welcomes everyone to tell me what They believe in - I am open to learning about all beliefs and religions, and I flame no one for their beliefs.  I am a blank canvas, looking to learn, and experience.

Thanks
D

I have not received it, yet.

Dan @ 1700sunset.com is the best email address for me, and should be the one in my profile

I agree with you Bryan - However, I feel so ignorant of all that is around me. I feel ignorant of what others believe, and why. All my life I have been forced in to seeing only the christian view.

I think that if my ignorance were lifted - if I knew more about what the people before me have found to be true, I might be able to find inside of me, what I think is true. Not that I want to follow another man, but that maybe by knowing all that previous men have known, the path of enlightenment inside of me might be brightened.

Maybe I should have said in my post, that I am seeking information on previous religious beliefs - where people believed in the divine femininity, the mystical, the magical, and themselves. Does this sound like anything that has existed before?

D

I am not sure why I am posting this, but I think that maybe someone who knows more about things could help.

Throughout my life, I have had the Fortunate opportunities to study and be part of various christian denominations. I was raised a Jehovah's Witness, until I was 12. My family left that church and allowed me to search for what I believed on my own. Since then I have been a Seventh Day Adventist, and a Mormon.

Unfortunately, Stepping back away from each of these religions, I have encountered one glaring truth - that none of these are for me. Christianity, as defined in the general sense doesn't seem to be for me.

Also unfortunate for me, this has left me lost and wandering trying to find something that rings true within my being. I am also trying to find a group of people who might share what few beliefs I have had, or maybe, someone who can say "I have information on a beliefe that sounds similiar".

What do I believe in? I won't explain why, because I believe that one should not PUSH his or her beliefs on someone else unless they ask. I am stating these here in the hopes that someone might recognize these few beliefs and tell me if there are similiar believers out there. Well, so far, this is what feels right to me -
That there is a Creator(s)
That the creator has a female counterpart - a wife so to speak.
That people who are kind and try to live a good life, no matter what their religious beliefs, will end up in a good place.

The christian God-The-Father has things that I agree with. I don't know if Jesus truly existed, nor do I know if the bible is true. I cant help but wonder, out of hundreds of books, only 66 were thought to be true. But the scholars that picked those books were only men and had no true way of knowing if any of them were true. I have no faith in these things, and in my opinion the bible is skewed towards a male POV (only my opninion). Though I am male as well, I believe that women are equal to us men, not subordinate.

What I am seeking is the same thing that all people seek.  Most people feel they know the answers, and that gives them a sense of calm.
Who is God and his wife? How do I communicate to them?
Is there an existence past death?
What is the point of human existence?
Does Magic, in any form, exist?

I have been interested in finding out more about Christians who believe in a goddess, a wife of god. But in my research I have yet to find a group of people with any information on this. I am also interested in finding out more about the kabbalah, but alas, the same thing.

Can anyone help me?

DanTheLost