Bereavement in Judaism

God declares all the glory and wants us to praise Him. We sing songs to worship His name. Psalms contains the hymns of the Bible. Christians are commanded by God to sing praises unto Him. This book has broadened my worldview and has given me clearer understanding of music philosophy in the Bible and Psalms. I chose an interesting debate on Chapter 3, “Applause: For Whom Are You Clapping?” Is clapping appropriate during the service? Personally, I would call myself a traditionalist, but I’m not…

Monotheism, belief in one God. How does this contribute to Christianity, Judaism and Islam. Abraham plays a prominent role as an example of faith in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Muslim beliefs Abraham fulfilled all the commandments and trials wherein God nurtured him throughout his lifetime. In Judaism he is the founding father of the Covenant. He has a special relationship between the Jewish people and God. In Christianity, he is the founder of all believers, Jewish or Gentile. This…

Wisdom Psalms tend to share a common theme: 1. Blessing of righteous (may include the righteous observance of the LAW and its practical application) 2. Condemnation of the unrighteous (may include the wrong doing, hatred of God and His LAW) 3. Promoted positive reflections on the LAW and obedience Wisdom themes are not solely limited to the Psalms and the three other books. It is found throughout scripture in man practical ways, interwoven in the historical accounts and New Testament…

Jewish philosopher, theologian and scholar, Moses Maimonides, is considered “the most influential Jewish thinker of the middle ages, and quite possibly of all time.” In contemporary society, he continues to influence Jewish adherents’ practices and way of life. Despite being the chief Rabbi of Cairo and physician to the Egyptian sultan in his time, it is his prolific rabbinic writings that have posthumously acknowledged him as the Moses of his time, “From Moses until Moses, there was none like…

Question 1: Read John 1:1-18, in particular 1:17, “The Law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.” What is the background of teaching found with Moses that is a starting point but also a point of departure for Jesus? See especially Exodus 3 for the revelation of God, his holiness, and name. See also Exodus 19 and the setting of the revelation of the Law from Mt. Sinai. How does the teaching of Jesus come to be noted for grace and truth in contrast to the Law…

Religion is a structured spiritual practice with a formal organization supporting it with rules and purposes, sacred texts, sacred place, claimed origins, rituals and practices, and a spiritual leadership structure. Religions, particularly Islam, Judaism, and Christianity, are very similar because of their shared ancestral roots, sacred text, holy people, and theological beliefs. All three religions trace their ancestry back to Abraham (Hebrew, Ibrahim). Abraham is considered a great patriarch…

Haggai is one of the 12 minor prophets in the Old Testament. His book is believed to be written in 520 B.C. It is third to last out of the minor prophets, and is only two chapters long. He delivered four messages to the Jewish people of Jerusalem, after their return from exile in 538 B.C. His first deliverance was on August 29,530 BC. His second was on October 17, 520 BC, and the last two messages were both delivered on December 18 520 BC. He is believed to be over 70 years old when he was…

Anti Semitism has been around since ancient times. Around the mid 1900's Germany was predominantly Christian. These Christians received most of their ideology from the Christian churches. Christian anti Semitism was hatred of the Jews for reasons such as believing they were responsible for Jesus' death. However, there is more than one kind of anti Semitism. Another kind of anti Semitism is National Socialist Anti Semitism. This is hatred of the Jews for reasons such as believing they were the…

Over the course of this year we have learned about many different religions within many different empires and civilizations. Two of these religions we learned about are Islam and Buddhism. Islam is a monotheistic religion that has one God, Allah, as the face of its religion and follows the teachings of their holy book, the Quran. Buddhism is considered neither monotheistic nor polytheistic. It is considered neither monotheistic nor polytheistic because there are no gods in charge of the…

The Relationship between God and Abraham In order to describe the significance of the covenant that God had with Abraham, let’s take a look at what the covenant was actually depicting. First, what is a covenant? A covenant is simply an agreement between two parties. There can be conditions that are involved for both parties (Conditional) or there could only be conditions involved for one of the parties (unconditional). If one of the parties should happen to fail in meeting their…