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Jehovah is Not上帝 (ShangDi); 上帝 was the God of gods in ancient Chinese religion |
By Li Xuejun (李学俊) 2015-05-31
Montesquieu found it almost impossible to establish Christianity in China, because Chinese civilization is unbeatable. But today Christianity has taken root in China and is competing with native Chinese faiths. One of the major reasons for this has been that, with the title of the sole Christian god Jehovah translated as上帝 (ShangDi) , which had been the title of the Chinese God of gods, Christianity was able to assume the majesty of the traditional Chinese Supreme God in promoting itself.... |
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