Book V - Snyder Bible

The Preaching of Simeon Kefa 99
ohim, but Yahweh; and who is Elohim, but our
advancing, by degrees initiated them in the understanding of
the monarchy and the faith of one Elohim, as he says in the
enalty the
serpent was visited, which had first named false elohim. For it
is condemned to feed upon dust, and is judged worthy of such
food, for this cause: that it first of all introduced the name of
false elohim into the world. But if you also wish to introduce
Chapter XLV: Polytheism Inexcusable
ou shall not have us as participators
in this attempt; nor will we suffer ourselves to be deceived
by you. For it will not serve us for an excuse in the
judgment, if we say that you deceived us; because neither
could it excuse the first woman, that she had mistakenly believed
the serpent; but she was condemned to death, because
she believed badly. For this cause therefore, Moshe, also
heed to thyself, that thou be not seduced from Yahweh your
Elo
the first woman also made use of in excusing herself, saying
that she was seduced; but it profited her nothing. But over and
above all this, even if some true prophet should arise who
should perform signs and miracles, but should wish to persuade
us to worship other elohim besides the Yahweh of the
Jews, we should never be able to believe him. For so the divine
Torah has taught us, handing down a secret injunction more
purely by means of tradition, for
among you a prophet, or one dreaming a dream, and give you
signs or wonders, and these signs or wonders come to pass,
and he say to you, Let us go and worship strange elohim,
whom you know not; you shall not hear the words of that
prophet, nor the dream of that dreamer, because proving he