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RE: The Curmudgeon's Bible - Jesus and Nicodemus

in #life8 years ago

Fascinating ! Is this the word you are talking about?
(form wikipedia)
aethēr m (genitive aetheris); third declension

the upper, pure, bright air; ether; the heavens
the air or sky; light of day
the upper world, the earth (as opposed to the lower world)
the brightness or ethereal matter surrounding a deity

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Greetings, friend @lakshmi,

Actually, this is the word:

Pneuma (πνεῦμα) is an ancient Greek word for "breath", and in a religious context for "spirit" or "soul". - Wikipedia. You can find somewhat more of a definition here with lots of references.

I chose "wind" as the word that I wanted my readers to "hear," because it's pretty clear from what Jesus was saying that "wind" is the strong image he is using to characterize God's nature. The wind blows wherever it wants to, and we can "hear" it and feel its effects, but cannot "see" it. This is analogous to God. He does whatever he wants, and we can sometimes perceive the effects of God's actions but can't necessarily "see" the details or the rationale.

thank you, yes, I get it!