...Jewish History and Facts Judaism is the third oldest religion in history. The Jewish are a spread out culture located all over the world. There are many Jewish groups. Ashkenazi Jews mainly live in Eastern and Central Europe. Sephardi Jews were largely spread among several communities in the Mediterranean region. Mizrahi Jews were mainly spread throughout Western Asia. Other populations of Jews live in Central Asia, Ethiopia, the Caucasus, and India. The Jewish were always moving to other places in history because they were always excluded (especially in Nazi Germany). Jewish people played good roles in politics. In recent centuries, secular Jews in Europe and the Americas have tended towards the liberal political left, and played key roles in the birth of the 19th century's labor movement and socialism. While Diaspora Jews have also been represented in the conservative side of the political spectrum and were in political right. Jews had a hard time in economy. They were prevented from owning any land many times in history from people such as the Europeans. Nowadays Jews do well in the economy and have good finance. Because they live all over the world, the place they live in determines their economy. Information about Jewish Culture and Genesis The Jews have a bible called the Tanakh. This bible has a part called “Genesis”. This is what our myth comes from. Genesis is the first book in the bible. It explains how the Earth was made but there are two stories of Genesis....
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...them. For example both of these religions are monotheism religions. This means that the people that follow these religions have the doctrine or belief that there is only one god. It is believed that Judaism originated in the year 1812 BC, this is during the Bronze Age. The main founder of Judaism is Moses. However, it is believed by many who practise the religion of Judaism that the history of the religion can be traced back to Abraham. The holy book in the religion of Judaism is the hebrew scriptures. This is also referred to as the old testament called the Tanakh. The Tanakh is make from the torah scroll and kipper, the pentateuch and the nevi’im....
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...49-52; Romans 16:21). The bible states that the early church faced great persecutions after the death of Stephen, and they were scattered abroad. Subsequent to this, the early church was preaching the gospel to the Jews only. However, the Bible told us that the African, Libya Cyrene, went to Antioch and began to speak to the Greeks also, telling them the good news about the Lord Jesus. The Lord’s hands were with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord (Acts 11:19-21). We have always been told that Christianity was...
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...God | | Trinity | | Unity | Nature of Messiah | | Divine, Sin Sacrifice | | Only human, Righteous King | Atonement | | Blood Required | | Prayer and Repentance | Sin | | Everyone stained by Adam and Eve ("original sin") | | All begin with clean slate | Righteousness | | No one | | Within our power to choose | Satan | | Fallen angel | | Agent of God | Torah | | Written only | | Written and Oral | Commandments | | Not eternal or valuable | | Eternal and of ultimate value | Exclusivity | | Only Christians go to heaven | | All righteous have a place in the world to come. | Land of Israel | | Irrelevant | | Crucial | Jews | | Replaced by the church; or irrelevant | | God’s chosen people | Judaism is one of the world’s oldest religions, dating back up to 2000 years BC from the time when God first called Abraham to leave his home and follow Him. At that time, God made a covenant (or agreement) with Abraham in which He promised to make Abraham the father of a great nation and that one day his descendants would inherit the land of Canaan if Abraham followed him. God’s plan was gradually revealed through the Old Testament and built on with further promises to Moses, David and the prophets. This plan in essence is to undo many of the effects of the fall (the sin of Adam and Eve in Eden which led to the loss of God’s initial blessing and made man God’s enemy). The key elements of this were: * a land (to replace Eden) ...
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...centuries. Jews study the Hebrew Bible, more commonly known as the Old Testament of the Bible. Their belief systems contrast each in various ways like there practices, celebrations, beliefs, and history each faith leads to similar ideologies and regulations through the sense of morality and society. The Hebrew Bible The Hebrew Bible has three main divisions: the Torah (meaning “teachings” or “instructions”) which were given to Moses on the stone commandments, Nevi’im (known as the Prophets), and Ketuvim (which is the Writings). The Prophets has subdivisions, the first subdivision is the Torah that’s written in the eyes of the Jewish people and tells their history. Vast topics are referenced throughout the remaining sections; the Writings, is a collection of hope from the people of Israel through the use of poetry, psalms, proverbs, and prayers (Gill, 2011). But, regardless of the section, “Do unto others as you would have done unto yourself,” which is the golden rule is the primary concept portrayed through the Hebrew Bible. The text used by Judaism is called the Torah. The Torah is sometimes referred to as the Five Books of Moses they are Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy; the Written Torah can also be referred to as the complete Jewish Bible which is considered as the Old Testament to the Christians. The followers of the Jewish religion do not believe in an Old Testament and New Testament of the Holy Bible as the Christians do, the Jewish text only sees the Old Testament...
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...Judaism and the Hebrew Bible REL/134 November 29, 2011 Instructor Richard Albin Abstract Belief systems contrast one another in various ways including practices, celebrations, beliefs, and history. Judaism has been around for centuries. Jews study the Hebrew Bible, more commonly known as the Old Testament of the Bible. Ultimately, each faith leads to similar ideologies and regulations through the sense of morality and society. Judaism and the Hebrew Bible The Hebrew Bible is divided into three main divisions: the Torah (meaning “teachings” or “instructions”) which were given to Moses on the stone commandments, Nevi’im (commonly known as the Prophets), and Ketuvim (the Writings). The division of the Prophets has subdivisions, the first subdivision as well as the Torah is written in the eyes of the Jewish people and tells their history. Vast compilations of other topics are referenced throughout the remaining sections; the Writings, for example, is a collection of hope from the people of Israel through the use of poetry, psalms, proverbs, and prayers (Gill, 2011). However, regardless of the section, “Do unto others as you would have done unto yourself,” such is the golden rule. This principle is the primary concept portrayed through the Hebrew Bible. Judaism The monotheistic faith of Judaism believes in one omnipotent God, the creation of Mankind in His image, community, the Torah, the Land of Israel, and the coming of the Messiah. According...
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...III. ORIGIN 2 IV. ORGANIZATION 2 Judicial 3 Liturgical 3 V. LITURGY 4 VI. BUILDING 5 VII. CONCLUSION 6 BIBLIOGRAPHY 7 HISTORY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT SYNAGOGUE Introduction The Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary defines a synagogue as the local meeting place and assembly of the Jewish people during the late intertestamental and New Testament times. While Jewish tradition claims the synagogue was begun by Moses, there is little in the Old Testament to support this claim. One reason it is hard to pinpoint the exact origin of the first synagogue is because God had commanded that the Jewish people to worship only where God would put His name. You must not worship the Lord your God in their way. But you are to seek the place the Lord your God will choose from among all your tribes to put his Name there for his dwelling. To that place you must go. The original center for the Jewish ritual and worship was first the Tabernacle and later the Temple built in Jerusalem by Solomon. If the Jewish people were to build a place of worship other than the Temple they would have been breaching the Law. Following the Babylonian exile when the Temple was destroyed, the Jewish people had to find a place to assemble for worship, prayer, and instruction in the Law and the concept of the synagogue began to take root. The Name: “Synagogue” The term “synagogue” is derived from the Greek word “sunagoge” which means “a bringing together”...
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...bomb fire is that there is communication, but German people don't have the freedom of speech. In the power of the destruction era, what cause so much hatred over books in Germany? Germany believes that there were topics that Germans felt were Un-German. Everyone states for their own opinion and everyone has a religion and us as people should accept it. Since Hitler came in charge, his administration decided to burn the book that was un-German in school and university and libraries. Books aren't the problem the problem is that a culture that is hungry for power decided to make a law and then have each...
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...Draft on Judaism. Final Copy. Jessica Barnum Judaism is the religious culture of the Jewish People and is one of the world's oldest religions. Judaism makes up the cultural system of Jewish law, custom, and practice of the whole individual and community. It is a system in which everyone is under God's rule. Judaism originated in the Middle East and has spread throughout all parts of the world because of both voluntary migrations and forced exile or expulsions. The total world Jewish population is about 15 million, most of whom live in the United States, Israel, and the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republic. Judaism is a monotheistic faith, meaning that Jews believe there is only One God. Often this God is beyond our ability to comprehend, but God is nevertheless present in our everyday lives. How individual Jews choose to understand this manifestation of the divine varies. Some connect with God through prayer, others see the divine in the majesty of the natural world, others may not think about God on a daily basis. Each individual's relationship with God is unique and personal. For example there are many different kinds of Jews such as Sephardic Jews; these Jews are from Spain and the Middle East. The word "Sephardim" comes from the Hebrew word for Spain, Sepharad. It is believed that Jews have been living in Spain since (c.965-930 B.C.E.), the Era of King Solomon. However, many Jews fled during the...
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...Sabbath day by keeping it holy,” Exodus 20:8 ("Bible Gateway", 2011). It is known worldwide that the Jewish religion observes the Sabbath, known here in the USA as Saturday. The Sabbath worship has actually influenced several denominations of the Christian faith. The Sabbath is also one of the most debated religious beliefs among the religions, but that will be for a different paper. Although the Sabbath is in the Bible, many are unaware of what it really is. The questions that come to mind are: What is the Sabbath? Where did it originate? What day is it? How is it observed? Many people have these and other questions. Others just have absolutely no clue. My reward will be that after reading this paper you will have a much better understanding of this wonderful Holy Day. Shabbat, or Sabbath, is the most recurring Jewish holiday the Jewish faith has. But what is it? For starters, the word Sabbath comes from the Hebrew word šabbāt, meaning “to cease, rest,” ("The Free Dictionary", 2013). The Jewish religion is based on the Bible canon, or how they call it, Tanakh. The Tanakh, though, consist of only what we call the Old Testament in the Christian Bible. This paper started with Exodus 20:8, the start of the fourth commandment from the Ten Commandments given to Moses on Mount Sinai. If we read the next couple verses, it states “six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God” ("Bible Gateway", 2011). The Sabbath then is the seventh...
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...Name Institution Subject Date Judaism and Hellenism Introduction Jews are people of Semitic origin tracing their habitats in Israel. They are said to have descended from the Israelite society of Judah and Israel. The historical and Biblical beings such as Abraham, Joseph, Sarah, Mary, Jacob, Rebecca, Rachael and Leah among others are said to form the Jewish ancestry. Religion and culture are among the aspects that have been used in the definition of a Jew. In general, in the current situation, a Jew can be defined by three main groups of concern. These include, those people who have found their birth place as being the Jewish land and family without concern that they follow the Jewish traditions or not, those that do not have any connection to the Jewish land and traditions in prior times but have resolved to convert to Judaism and those individuals that can trace their background in the Jewish lineage but they do not exercise strict matrilineal decency. Judaism and Hellenistic culture The period when Greek culture was at its peak of spread is termed as the Hellenistic Period. The Jewish community formed a group that had this impact in place with a shift on some activities being carried out. Such included; social transformation that occurred amongst the Jewish societies in the world in language, culture and philosophy and the way of life. Hellenism began long time ago even during the reign of King Solomon when he resolved to employ Phoenician Architecture in association...
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...impressive 30 centuries, and it is still being written and published today. From the wonderful poetry of some of the oldest books of the Jewish Bible to the latest Hebrew language novel written by a happening Israeli novelist, the language of the Jews is alive and well. Hebrew literature goes back a long way. The Pentateuch, the five oldest books of the Jewish Bible, known by the Jews as the Talmud, contains some of the best known and loved language in the world. Perhaps even better loved are some of the Writings, the third part of the Bible, which includes the beautiful Song of Songs of Solomon and the psalms. One of the advantages of learning Hebrew is that it gives a person the opportunity to read these literary treasures in their original words, which have come down to us unchanged through at least two and a half millennia. When the Christian Bible was being compiled around six years after the Council of Nicea, Constantine and his advisers found themselves unable to omit even the rather sensuous poetry of the Songs. So the bewitching language of the Jewish Bible included in the Old Testament reached a new audience in the Christian world. Although now sadly watered down by translation, it is still cherished for its beauty and meaning....
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...They do not believe in reincarnation, but they do believe in the afterlife, Heaven or Hell. Their sacred text they read is the Holy Bible. A few rituals they perform and celebrate are confirmation, baptizing, and celebration of Easter. Some assumptions made about Catholicism are that they worship statues, which has been claimed many times as untrue. I uncovered that Catholic actually means “throughout the whole, universal.” My religion, Christianity, does have a few things in common with Catholicism; we worship the same God and Jesus Christ, we use the Bible as our sacred text, and we believe in the afterlife of Heaven or Hell. Protestant The Protestant religion believes mainly in the glorification and worship of Jesus Christ, but also worships God as well. They believe in the afterlife; when you die you either go to Heaven or Hell. Their sacred text is the Bible. Protestant rituals include communion and baptism. Something I found interesting about Protestants is that they believe that the Bible, God’s word, is the supreme source of authority over the Church. My religion is close to this one; we both believe in Heaven and Hell, as well as angels and demons and also following God’s word. Methodist Methodists’ believe in God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. They believe in the afterlife of both Heaven and Hell. Their sacred text is the Bible. They practice rituals daily with Holy Communion and baptism. Something I found interesting is that Methodists are convinced that building...
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...monotheistic, and actually account for over 50% of the world’s population, or almost 4 billion people (Christian Science Monitor, 8/4/98). Note, too, that besides the three major traditions, other religions cite their traditions from Abraham: Mandaenism, Rastafairnism, Bahai, Samaritan, and the Druze (“Why Abrahamic?”) It is also interesting to note that within these three religious teachings, there are considerable areas of commonality, yet the three are often at odds with one another over political and social issues, even in the contemporary world. The name Judaism comes from the Hebrew word Yehuda, meaning celebrated or praised. This set of beliefs originated from the ancient tribes of the Middle Eastern deserts, the Israelites, and told within the Talmud, or the ancient Hebrew Bible. In essence, Judaism is the special relationship that the Children of Israel have with God, and that special relationship derived from promises and covenants of law, tradition, and civil rights. Many scholars, in fact, see Judaism as one of the first monotheistic religions (depending on the argument about the Egyptian Sun-King, Amon-Ra), and its history and traditions have strongly influences other religions, most especially Islam and Christianity (Robinson, 2001). Judaism, unlike most other religions, has a complicated social and cultural history. It can be a nation (Israel, the Jewish nation), ethnicity (Jewish...
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...Chasidic Judaism Heather Ramirez University of Phoenix/HUM 130 Abstract Judaism is a Jewish religion. In this essay you will read about Judaism and how Chasidics are the most ‘Joyous’ of the Jewish society. There will also be information in this report about Chasidic Judaism and what it means to be Chasidic. When did the Chasidic Movement start, in relation to Judaism? According to Rabbi Novack, when did Judaism begin? What are the three main Holidays in Judaism? How are Bat Mitzvah and a Bar Mitzvah similar, yet so different? Why do they believe so intensely about circumcision? Are Jewish people, the chosen people of God? Comparing Chasidic Judaism to Christianity? Let us start to explore the world, and find out what Chasidic Judaism is all about. The Start of Judaism Judaism started when Moses went up to the Mount of Sinai after leading God’s people out of Egypt. According to Rabbi Novack (personal communication 2009) ‘this occurs when God gave Moses the Ten Commandments and the Torah for the Jewish people to follow.’ Since Pharaoh would not release God’s people they would endure the seven plagues. The passage in the Torah Mosheh 2: Shemot /שׁמות is the same as in the Christian Bible; Exodus Chapter 12. The list of the Seven Great Plagues as listed on Bibleplus that allowed the Hebrews to leave Egypt is as follows but ten actually occurred: 1. The plague of blood 2. The plague of frogs 3. The plague of gnats 4. The plague of flies (God makes a distinction...
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