Humanity (eBook)

'Humanity' explores how and where the Bible developed. It suggests the origin of the name YHWH and describes how the Biblical text has been mistranslated to write out the feminine element.

Jennifer McKenzie, raised in Madison, Wisconsin, holds a degree in Fine Art with high honors from the University of Utah. Driven by questions about women's roles in society, she explored feminist literature, theology, and the origins of languages, studying Hebrew, Greek, and ancient history. She published I Will Love Unloved in 1986, followed by A Gender Neutral God/ess in 2012. Her latest book, Humanity, investigates the lost balance between male and female perspectives in biblical texts. Throughout her studies, Jennifer has been fascinated by the mysteries surrounding the evolution of human communication and language-the profound realization that there is still so much we do not know.

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"e;Humanity"e; briefly describes the cultures among which the Hebrews developed, then began to write and to express their ideas. They overcame a cataclysmic volcanic eruption and were the first to postulate an imageless, inclusive Deity. "e;Humanity"e; explores the idea of that imageless Deity and suggests the source of the concept. The book discusses how the development of written language and early Goddess societies contributed to that concept of the Hebrew Deity and that Deity's name. The story then describes how the Bible has been changed over the course of 2000 years to write out the feminine element. At the end of the book, the author proposes the Deity's ("e;God's"e;) last word to humanity "e;Okay, Humans, here is the low-down. I gave you a perfectly good Earth a wonderful ball of goodness. And I put you BOTH in charge."e;