Originally Posted by jigg

an acquaintance of mine who's half Jewish would say to this the Torah (Old Testament) was doctored over time by the Pharisees and Levites to turn YHWH into a blood-thirsty, vengeful God. She makes a pretty compelling argument connecting the dots which makes sense considering what Jesus says about God - dwelling in the light and being the light who's also all-loving and all fogiving.

Other's believe YHWH was an entity - a dragon or a spirit depends on whom you ask - among several, that Moses chose