...in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament). It describes how God chose the Jews to be an example to the world, and how God and his chosen people worked out their relationship. It was a stormy relationship much of the time, and one of the fascinating things about Jewish history is to watch God changing and developing alongside his people. The Bronze Age Jewish history begins during the Bronze age in the Middle East. The birth of the Jewish people and the start of Judaism is told in the first 5 books of the Bible. God chose Abraham to be the father of a people who would be special to God, and who would be an example of good behaviour and holiness to the rest of the world. God guided the Jewish people through many troubles, and at the time of Moses he gave them a set of rules by which they should live, including the Ten Commandments. The birth of Judaism This was the beginning of Judaism as a structured religion The Jews, under God’s guidance became a powerful people with kings such as Saul, David, and Solomon, who built the first great temple. From then on Jewish worship was focussed on the Temple, as it contained the Ark of the Covenant, and was the only place where certain rites could be carried out. Rebuilding a Jewish kingdom The Jews grew in strength throughout the next 300 years BCE, despite their lands being ruled by foreign powers. At the same time they became more able to practice their faith freely, led by scribes and teachers who explained and interpreted the...
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...Gabriella Holthausen World Religions Exam Essay #4 Judaism Judaism is an ancient religious tradition going back approximately four thousand years. Religious Jews today must decide how they will address the question: How should I practice my traditional religion in today’s world? Discuss examples of the range of options for religious Jews in answering this question. What are the religious practices and lifestyles as they determine the appropriate “Way of Life” for themselves as religious Jews? [Be thorough in giving examples.] (13.5 pts.) Jewish people have always seen themselves as a united community with the belief of one supreme God with no extras added to it. Religious Jews see themselves as a people that has been harassed and persecuted over the last 3 thousand years so that today being Jew makes them an unusual nation; a nation that has no definite borders, but instead uses its history as a way of defining themselves as community. The Jewish people have had a complex history, so naturally there are a myriad of ways that Jews identify themselves. Regardless of how these ways may differentiate, there is still a deep connection that runs deep across the world. Today’s world has given the Jewish people a period of peace and stability, an opportunity to truly understand their identity without the interruption of negative forces. Jews seek meaning in everything and wish to interpret things in a way that facilitate the truth. The first aspect of Judaism to note is their...
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...each religion and several of their foundational spiritual beliefs. We will then look at a few spiritual practices of each religion. We will look at an example of how each religion is practiced today. Jainism Jainism dates backs to the 6th century B.C.E. in India. The religion derives its name from the jinas, meaning conquerors, a title given to twenty-four great teachers , through whom their faith was revealed. Mahavira, the last of the tirthankaras, is considered the founder of Jainism. The ultimate goal of Jainism is the liberation of one’s self from rebirth, which is attained through the elimination of accumulated karma. This occurs through both the disciplined cultivation of knowledge and control of bodily passions. When the passions have been utterly conquered and all karma has been removed, one becomes a Jina, or “conqueror", and is no longer subject to rebirth. Jainism conceives of a multi-layered universe containing both heavens and hells. Movement through these levels of the universe requires adherence to the Jainism doctrines emphasizing a peaceful and disciplined life. These principles include non-violence in all parts of life, verbal, physical, and mental, speaking truth, sexual monogamy, and the detachment from material things. As part of the disciplined and non-violent lifestyle, Jains typically are strict vegetarians and often adhere to a quite arduous practice of non-violence, which restricts the sorts of occupations the may follow, no farming for instance, since...
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...with providing quality, ethical and safe care to the patient. In Mr, J’s case, the plan of care was not evidence based; otherwise they would not have applied restraints. The restraints only impeded his care by restricting movement which resulted in him having a pressure ulcer. By Mr.J being drowsy and having some dementia he was a high fall risk. The nurses could have used a bed alarm or staffed a sitter at his bedside. The nurse providing care to Mr. J should have immediately provided him the correct diet according to his religious beliefs. Family involvement also increases better outcomes for the patient; however, the Mr. J’s daughter was not included in the plan of care or notified of the use of restraints or the change in his diet. The nursing-sensitive indicators analyze the quality and patient outcomes of nursing care provided to patients. The information can be used to look at the nursing practice and processes, as well as how changes have influenced patient care and outcomes throughout the hospital. The measures are used for quality improvement in areas that have scored high or that could become potential issues. For example, if the pressure ulcer rate was high throughout the hospital, a pressure ulcer prevention program would be implemented. Staff would be educated on the program, and then nurse managers would follow up on the process and practice of the nursing staff. This would advance quality patient care and outcomes. To resolve the ethical issues in Mr. J’s case...
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...Islam and Judaism believe that purity plays a big role internal or external in the focus of one’s self within the religious sphere and to the attainment or pleasure of God’s will. Within this Essay we shall explore ritual and ethical understandings of both Islam and Judaism and reflect on mutual understandings of purity between the two religions, religious definitions and anthropological theories, and my own experience with purity and ethics. Overlapping and Mutual Influences in both Judaism and Islam vary in the sense that according to the Jewish law a person may not enter the temple if he or she is impure. They must usually undergo three different stages of purification. These stages include waiting a period or length of time; offering of a ritual bath and foretokening certain symbolic sacrifices. Sources of impurity for the Jews are from contact with dead bodies, leprosy, and from sexual organs. For Jews contact with the dead bodies causes ritual uncleanness, which may be transferred to other people, to objects, or to food. The impurity caused by the contact of sexual organs means that the purification ritual may have to be applied. A woman during her time of the menstrual period naturally is considered impure (Lev. 18:19). According to the Jewish tradition a lady must refrain from marital relations and also may transfer this uncleanness to others, to food, or to objects. Purification in this means is achieved by waiting seven days after the stoppage of bleeding and then...
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...basic components of religious traditions and their relationship to the sacred. It offers many seculars a reason for wanting to live and a comfort of security, The knowledge or awareness’s is the driving force behind the belief of one God a higher power and for some the sacred. I will include what a religious tradition says including its teachings, texts, doctrine, stories, myths, and others, What a religious tradition does including worship, prayer, pilgrimage, ritual, and so forth, and how a religious tradition organizes including leadership, relationships among members, and so forth. Christianity and its teachings was organized Religious tradition is a custom that people of one religion do because it was done for many years by supernatural beings or idols. These traditions are different for each different religion. In studying each religion, it is noted that each has texts, stories, myths, and other traditional aspects that permits others or bible believers read about the traditions of that religion. The Hindu religion is known to be the hardest religion to study and many other texts that tell the stories of the lives of certain high gods, goddesses, and/or heroes. It also explains why we must celebrate certain holidays and how we should celebrate them. Most of the Hindu literature was composed in Sanskrit. The Islamic religion has the Quran, which is also a book that includes all of the directions that Muslims believe is what they have to follow in order for them to lead a...
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...values. They also establish symbols that represent the belief structure and hold special meaning for believers. According to the location religions can be divided geographically depending on which part of the world it is in. The traditions, customs, beliefs, symbols and history, and can be belief-based or it can be based on practice. Two of the largest religions are Buddhism and Judaism, which are the two religions I have chosen to analyze. Some anthropological perspectives would considered these religions that I know nothing about, to be universal because the laws and values can be adopted by anyone. Religion often provides a way of life for many individuals so it is important to understand the fundamentals of the practical and historical meanings of the religions of the world as well as the what it means to each follower of each religion. Culture reveals to ourselves and others what we are. It gives expression to our nature in our manner of living and of thinking, in art, religion, ethical aspirations, and knowledge. Buddhism first began in India during the first millennium BC and is being practiced currently in most parts of Southeast Asia as well as China and Japan. This religion was one of the movements that broke away from the Brahmanic tradition of ancient India. Buddhism is based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama who was born into a royal...
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...Religion | Cosmogony - Origin of the Universe | Nature of God | View of Human Nature | View of Good and Evil | View of “Salvation” | View of After Life | Practices and Rituals | Celebrations and Festivals | Week 2Hinduism and Jainism | | | | | | | | | Week 3Buddhism | | | | | | | | | Week 4Daoism andConfucianism | | | | | | | | | Week 5Shinto | | | | | | | | | Week 6Judaism | Judaism hasno single founder and no central leader or group making theological decisions, is the diverse tradition associated with the Jewish people, who may be defined either as a religious group on as an ethnic group. Judaism traces its history back to the creation of mankind. The Jewish sense of history begins with the stories recounted in the Hebrew Bible or Tanakh. Biblical history begins with the creation of the world by as supreme deity, or God. Jewish history does not end where the Tanakh end, about the second century BCE. After the holy center of Judaism, the Temple of Jerusalem, was captured and destroyed by the Romans in 70CE, Jewish history is that of a dispersed people, finding unity in their teachings and traditional practices which where codified in the great compendium of Jewish law and lore, the Talmud. Although knowledge of the early history of the Children of Israel is based largely on the narratives of the Tanakh, scholars are uncertain of the historical accuracy of the accounts, Jews hold the Pentateuch, the five books of Moses” that appear at...
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... Judaism traces its heritage to the covenant God made with Abraham and his lineage that God would make them a sacred people and give them a holy land. The primary characters of Israelite culture include the great patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and the prophet Moses, who received God's law at Mt. Sinai. Judaism is a tradition grounded in the religious, ethical, and social laws as they are articulated in the Torah. The Torah is known as the first first five books of the Hebrew Bible. Jews refer to the Bible as the Tanakh, an acronym for the texts of the Torah, Prophets, and Writings. Judaism is a religion and a culture; it has a major influence on inheritance and heritage. The Hebrew history has been written back and forth from the exodus. The exodus was the mighty act of Yahweh. Yahweh is the most respectful name for God in the Jewish religion. The Jews take the name of Yahweh very serious and always use it with great diligence. If I were to compare and contradict my belief to Judaism I would say that Judaism is very similar to my own religion, Christianity, on belief but are very different in their own ways. For example in Christianity we believe that Jesus Christ is the lord and he is our savor; however, in Judaism they believe that there savor has not arrived yet and that he’s still coming to take them to the promise land, but some similar beliefs that they have in common are that God is the creator and, God does not have a physical form; he is eternal and God Almighty...
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...The Life of Jesus and the Followers/Adherents of Christianity Today Christianity is the name given to a religion based on the first century CE life and ministry of Jesus if Nazareth. The followers of Jesus claimed that he was Jewish Messiah-the Anointed One, the long awaited deliverer sent to the people of Israel by God to bring hope and salvation. During that first century, the followers of Jesus broke away from Judaism and, what we now identify as Christianity, spread throughout the regions controlled by the Roman Empire and established itself as a tradition separate form Judaism. Early Christianity was centered on life, death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth as told through the writers of the gospels and the early missionaries- those who were sent out to spread the gospel. Christianity’s Jewish heritage was fundamental and the major text for Christianity and still today is the Bible. From its very beginnings in Jerusalem, Christianity has been profoundly influenced by various events. Christianity suffered many early persecutions but by 381 CE, it had been confirmed as the central religion of the Roman Empire. However, the collapse of the Roman Empire and its eventual division into the Eastern and Western Empires brought more conflict, and by the 11th century the Christian Church has become the Church of the West- the Roman Church- and the Church of the East- the Orthodox Church, known as The Great Schism. The sixteenth century brought more division with the Reformation...
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...falls, surgical complications, length of hospital stay, restraint prevalence, incidences of failure to rescue, patient satisfaction, pressure ulcers and nursing satisfaction. In the case of Mr. J, the demented rabbi, who as a nurse supervisor I am responsible for, nursing sensitive indicators are crucial in monitoring the level of care and making adjustments so that the patient will recover as quickly as possible. Modern nursing, aided by linear flowcharts uses the Pareto principle that states 80% of process or system problems come from 20% of the possible causal factors (Cherry, 2011). This means that by identifying the key and most obnoxious causal factors and focusing effort on relieving them, the problems can have viable solutions. An example of the need to focus on nursing sensitive indicators is the fact that restraints were used on the patient despite only having mild dementia and no previous incident as well as the restraints causing a pressure ulcer would indicate that the patient isn’t receiving the care he deserves. From these two metrics I would assign a CNA to watch over him periodically and release the restraints during that period and help him sit up to relieve the pressure on the ulcer. The discomfort from the restraints and the pressure ulcer could seriously impede Mr. J’s ability to recover or potentially cause new problems, such as sepsis from the infected wound. In addition, checking Mr. J’s and his daughter’s satisfaction, which would be undoubtedly low after...
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...Though humanity has seen many trials and dangers, few events in the course of human history reflect the absolute evil that mankind can offer—one such being the Holocaust. The Holocaust is one of the few examples of the true, unadulterated calamities that humans have produced. Their baser, evil nature comes to light through the terrible things the Nazis and the rest of the world did to the Jewish community. Many reputable articles, as well as the infamous memoir “Night” by the Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel, depict the pain and terror the Jews underwent during their time in the concentration camps, which would then affect them not only immediately but also for generations afterward. These articles and the prominent memoir “Night” all illustrate...
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...Core Assessment Project Corinna Sullwold |Religion Name |Cult of Pharaoh - Ancient |Mayan/Aztec - Ancient | |Origins of the religion: |Between 10000 and 7000 BCE a group of ancient Egyptians settled in the Nile Valley. |Mayan religion was founded c.250AD which is the rise of the Mayan civilization | |It's Founder, dates, Key Figures, Historical |7000 – 3000 BCD the people became organized into separate villages. After 3000 BCE |(http://www.religionfacts.com/mayan-religion) | |Development, Cosmogony (creation stories), |hieroglyphics were developed after the independent villages become united under one |Aztec formed between the 12th and 15th centuries AD. | |Myths |kingdom. They were then ruled by one imperial Pharaoh. |(http://www.aztec-history.com/aztec-timeline.html) | | | |Religion for both cultures was a central part of their daily lives. They prayed and | |HOW THE RELIGION STARTED … ...
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...McGoldrick Course: Medicine, Disease and History Instructor: Professor Foss Date: June 15, 2012 Medical ethics are the moral guidelines and ethical laws that help to prioritize a medical professional's work responsibilities. The code of medical ethics outlines the proper conduct between medical professionals and their patients, communities, and colleagues. Each country has a different code of medical ethics, though most contain the same basic principles, and all share the same history of evolution, according to the World Medical Association. Medical ethics refers to the discussion and application of moral values and responsibilities in the areas of medical practice and research. While questions of medical ethics have been debated since the beginnings of Western medicine in the fifth century B.C., medical ethics as a distinctive field came into prominence only since World War II. (Porter, 1998) This change has come about largely as a result of advances in medical technology, scientific research, and telecommunications. These developments have affected nearly every aspect of clinical practice, from the confidentiality of patient records to end-of-life issues. Moreover, the increased involvement of government in medical research as well as the allocation of health care resources brings with it an additional set of ethical questions. Emerging Medical Ethics Through the Ages Ancient Medical Texts A century after the time of Hippocrates, the cultures of India and China...
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...Jewish Culture Although all people experience death, dying and bereavement in all cultures, everyone’s dying process is unique and different. Some people may think of dying as a physical process, but dying is an experience of the whole person and is influenced by a combination of physical, psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual factors. Culture, identity and personal beliefs all have a profound impact on an individual’s choices in the context of dying process. Ethnicity, cultural differences, religion, personal beliefs, individual preferences and choices etc can all affect care needs and social practice at the end of life. People’s experiences of illness and death, as well as beliefs about the appropriate role of healers, are profoundly influenced by patient’s cultural background. This assignment will provide a brief discussion of the beliefs, customs and rituals associated with death, dying and the grieving process in the Jewish culture and discuss the associated theoretical principles of a grief and loss theorist named J. W. Worden. Also while discussing the challenges in applying this theory to the Jewish culture, in an acute care setting. Jewish cultural beliefs have developed a traditional system of mourning concerning death and burial. The Jewish community views deaths as an ending of life, rather than as a beginning of another. Jewish funeral and mourning rituals are centered around respect for the dead. The body is buried within 24-48 hours, so the soul can...
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