Circumcision

Jesus that he was allowed to have an influence on the bible, including having a book named after him. According to people around Luke, he is believed to be a Greek and Gentile, while being born in Syria at Antioch. In Colossians 10-14 mentions circumcision which refers to Jewish people, but Luke is not mentioned in that so nobody believes that he is of Jewish descent.…

Paul was born about AD 5 as a Roman citizen to Jewish parents in the Roman city of Tarsus. At the time of his circumcision, he was given the Jewish name Saul. At a young age, Saul was sent to Jerusalem to study the law of Moses under the greatest rabbi of his time. During his time there, he obtained a zeal for the Mosaic Law, the Jewish faith and traditions and became…

After the Emorata circumcision ceremony, the new warriors spend up to 8 months dancing and celebrating as they heal. Another classic tradition in Maasai culture is the jumping dance. This unique game is used to decide who will court and mate with who. Whoever jumps the highest…

knowledge on others interpretation of human sexuality and prompted me to take note of the differences I saw. The first difference being the portion based on Egyptians belief on sexuality, the book says that Egyptians were the ones who invented male circumcision and implemented it. This is something that up until this point, I believed was primarily used in the Christian/Jewish faith and invented by them as a means to be distinct from those around them who were not followers of God. Another…

To Paul of Tarsus, the Law is less important compare to faith which he believes can bring salvation to everybody. According to Paul, all people are sinners. The way people become sinners not only because people have original sin but also for various reasons. For example,some people are sinner because they suppress the truth and believes on the things which is considered as wickedness. As the result their mind goes darken, their heart become impurity and they will do something dishonor either in…

The Mosaic Covenant was referred to as the Sinai Covenant, but because Moses was the divine leader of Israel at the time, it is commonly referred to as the Mosaic Covenant. The Covenant is similar to other ancient covenants, such as the one God made with Abraham, in that the agreement is between a superiority figure (God) and a subject(s) or people (the people of Israel at Mount Sinai). However, the Mosaic Covenant was different from other ancient covenants, because it was conditional, in which…

In every corner of the world, you will find some type of religion or belief system. Religious people live a life of deciding to do what is right from wrong, the fear of an almighty God. Along the way bloomed four religions that dominated the world, known as – Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism. “According to Hebrew history narrated in Exodus, the second book of the Torah, the Hebrews became a nation and adopted a national god on the slopes of Mount Sinai in southern Arabia” (Ancient…

Luke’s Gospel was written in the mid to late 80’s of the first century. The attributed author Luke was a physician and companion of Paul. The actual author was a gentile christian convert and a well educated historian at that. The original readers were wealthier Christians from Gentile backgrounds. His readers were people who have already heard of Jesus but wished to know more. Luke was composed probably in a Greek city where St. Paul founded the church. There were many previous narratives…

to self-rediscovery. During the Hajj, Muslims worship and rejuvenate themselves spiritually, as if rededicating themselves to Allah. Other common rites are exercised by Muslims throughout their lives including various birth and childhood rites, circumcision, and marriage (JCM…

topic is vaguely mentioned in the Torah and there isn’t much of a standard belief as to what will happen when one dies. There are also different rituals and centers of faith in each religion that makes them unique such as the five pillars of Islam, circumcision and the Sabbath for…