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Adnan Oktar
Harun Yahya

For that reason, they attempted to ex-
plain the formation of the universe

through a material entity.
Accordingly they maintained that,
as a child is born to a mother and a fa-
ther, so there must have been intermedi-
aries between the gods and the entities for
the universe to come into being; in other
words, hierarchical divine entities. The senior
god in this hierarchy was responsible for author-
ity and creation, while the others were responsible
for matters involving the world of space and time,
and secondary deities covered sundry matters such
as punishment and reward.
These supposed gods and godlike entities were
generally defined as a "three-in-one entity," beginning
with the most important. Therefore, belief in a trinity or
a tripartite deity is a widespread idea that emerged in
pagan times.
William Varner says that the perspective of the

Gentiles [a term used in the Gospel to refer to non-
Jews; it is also used for the Romans in the time of Je-
sus] who heard the preaching of Jesus was shaped
in the light of these ideas. He goes on to say:

Their idea of a son of God was rooted deeply in polytheis-
tic thought and was, therefore, difficult to transform into
the monotheistic message of Jesus and His apostles.
(William C. Varner, "Jesus the Son of God,"
http://www.foigm.org/IMG/sonofgod.htm)

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