The Ultimate Realities of Confucianism and Judaism
There is a prominent concept that is intertwined in a variety of faiths, it is called Ultimate Reality. An Ultimate Reality is the pervading and spiritual power that is present within many different religions, whether or not it is blatantly obvious. Just like how Jewish people have God, there are many manifestations of an omnipotent being or power that build the foundation for said religion, for example the use of Genesis in the Jewish Bible explains the beginnings and fundamentals of many other significant religions. It is important to realize that although both Judaism and Confucianism have different principles and beliefs, that they are not that much different and the concept of Ultimate Reality helps to figure out the distinguishing aspects of Judaism like their belief of God and Confucianism with their belief …show more content…
It also solidifies Jewish faith for many jews, Judith Plaskow states in “Standing Again at Sinai” that “It is in telling the story of our past as jews that we learn who we truly are in the present” (29) The Torah’s conceptualizations of Ultimate reality is the most intriguing and crucial part of the Jewish religion. Aside from God speaking through the Torah, there is also the idea that God created everything and everyone based on Yaakov Ariel’s essay An Introduction to Judaism “...The religion of the israelites turned gradually into a monotheistic tradition whose adherents worship the one God, creator and ruler of the Universe.” God is the pervading power in Judaism because he is present in both the Hebrew bible, The Tanakh, and in the Torah. Judaism also uses the Tanakh to further show that the word of God exists in multiple areas of the Jewish faith. The Hebrew bible states numerous quotes where God speaks in order to give commands and lead important religious figures specifically Moses in Exodus “ Then Moses went up to God; the Lord called to him
There is a prominent concept that is intertwined in a variety of faiths, it is called Ultimate Reality. An Ultimate Reality is the pervading and spiritual power that is present within many different religions, whether or not it is blatantly obvious. Just like how Jewish people have God, there are many manifestations of an omnipotent being or power that build the foundation for said religion, for example the use of Genesis in the Jewish Bible explains the beginnings and fundamentals of many other significant religions. It is important to realize that although both Judaism and Confucianism have different principles and beliefs, that they are not that much different and the concept of Ultimate Reality helps to figure out the distinguishing aspects of Judaism like their belief of God and Confucianism with their belief …show more content…
It also solidifies Jewish faith for many jews, Judith Plaskow states in “Standing Again at Sinai” that “It is in telling the story of our past as jews that we learn who we truly are in the present” (29) The Torah’s conceptualizations of Ultimate reality is the most intriguing and crucial part of the Jewish religion. Aside from God speaking through the Torah, there is also the idea that God created everything and everyone based on Yaakov Ariel’s essay An Introduction to Judaism “...The religion of the israelites turned gradually into a monotheistic tradition whose adherents worship the one God, creator and ruler of the Universe.” God is the pervading power in Judaism because he is present in both the Hebrew bible, The Tanakh, and in the Torah. Judaism also uses the Tanakh to further show that the word of God exists in multiple areas of the Jewish faith. The Hebrew bible states numerous quotes where God speaks in order to give commands and lead important religious figures specifically Moses in Exodus “ Then Moses went up to God; the Lord called to him