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The character of called "The Authority" is definitely the [[Judeo-Christian]] [[God]], evidenced by many of his names.<ref>http://www.amywelborn.com/reviews/pullman.html</ref> [[Yahweh]], one of the names mentioned, is a common name for God in the [[Bible]]. The Father the Almighty, another name, is a term from the [[Nicene Creed]]. Despite this, The Authority's traits clearly depart from the God depicted in the Bible. He is mortal and his powers are clearly limited, while the Judeo-Christian God is immortal and omnipotent. It mocks the belief of Christians and Jews, telling them that the God they worship is a powerless creation and worthy only of pity and disgust. However, it should also be noted that whilst the Judeo-Christian God is believed to be '"the creator'", Pullman explicitly states that the Authority is not, but merely deceived other beings into believing he was. Alternatively, the Dust entity can also be read as the "God" of the trilogy. Dust is the spiritual aspect of the reality presented. Dust is both benevolent and omniscient. Dust is the irreducible building block of Pullman's Universe: essentially the '"creator'". Freitas and King argue that those who see God in the Authority figure are missing the point of the story.<ref>Killing the Imposter God</ref>