Judaism

Ethical teachings are one of the four main characteristics that influence Judaism to be a living and dynamic religion and is stored within the central sacred text of the Bible, which explicitly provides a set guideline for Jewish adherents to have a deeper understanding of how to live a moral life. The Commandments of the Torah consists of the 10 Commandments/613 Mitzvot which provides the broadest application of Jewish ethical principles and are divided into positive and negative mitzvot. The…

Paul was arrested for a couple of years. The Book of Acts has a three-fold purpose. Luke intended to provide an inspired record of selected events that shows the spread of the gospel and the church. The events branched out from Jerusalem, center of Judaism where the church began, to Rome the land of the Gentiles. Since Luke included what he did and omitted other historical data suggests a theological purpose. He showed God’s plans and purposes working out through history. He showed how Jesus was…

of the Creator, who is perfect in every manner of existence and is the Primary Cause of all that exists. Nobel Peace Prize winner and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel describes throughout his memoir Night his curiosity and profound belief of God and Judaism. Before he and his family are deported to Auschwitz, Wiesel explains the disbelief and doubt the Jewish people had about the Holocaust was substantial. Wiesel later describes throughout his book the frustration some of the prisoners had towards…

Exile and return is a very frequent matter throughout Judaism. One of the stories that was mentioned in the article was the story of Moses and the banishment to Babylon. The Pharaoh of Egypt was treating the Israelites terribly, some were as far as killed. Moses then had left Egypt after he had killed an overseer. Moses then was chosen by God to defy the pharaoh and get the Israelites out of Egypt (Page 233). As Moses was leading the Israelites out of Egypt God had Moses raise his hand and the…

experienced. He had gone through the belief of denial of being a human being by having his basic needs snatched away from him. Comparatively, The Believer is a great example of denial of identity. Daniel Balint is and has been a strong believer of Judaism. Getting expelled from the Jewish institution had caused him to hate the Jewish and denying that he is Jewish himself, because of the shame he had been through. After being revealed as a Jewish, he could not take it anymore and had decided to…

large portion of the Venetians were religious, Roman Catholic to be specific. Similarly to other regions during this time period, Venetians lacked tolerance of other cultures, and inequality existed between certain religions such as Christianity and Judaism. As the dominant religion within the region, people of the Christian faith avoided prosecution, in contrast with the Jews who were treated with less consideration. An incident involving inequality between the two religions occurred in 1516…

The concept of God in the religions of the ancient Hebrews, early Christians and Muslims have many similarities but also many differences. All three of these religions believe that one God is the creator of all that exist, in life after death death, and that divine acts earn humankind their ticket into heaven however each religion approach these concepts differently. One similarity I noticed when reading about these three religions is they all are monotheistic religions which mean they all…

I chose to write about the queer theologians, Jo Hirschmann and Elizabeth Wilson, because I appreciate their emphasis on the importance of intersectionality and moving beyond “identity politics.” As someone who was raised in a Christian household, I find their perspective from the viewpoint of Jewish theologians very interesting, but I think their main ideas can be applied to any religion or faith. Their piece from Queer Jews, “Next Year in Freedom! Taking Our Seder to the Streets”, aligned with…

The content and interpretations of the Deuteronomic Code, on the other hand, stray much father away from uniformity than the Decalogue, arguably narrating a broader set of moral and legal obligations of the Israelites. Its reassertion of the Commandments further enforces the aforementioned covenant relationship between God and the Israelites, which introducing a concrete set of civil laws; of which, are a standard for governing society. The similarities are striking, and in many cases,…

God. It is believed to be equivalent of the Jewish Bible and is the holiest book in Judaism, the key to all religious thoughts. The Torah was written by different people at different times. Consisting of 929 chapters and was originally written in Hebrew, it has been divided into three sections; Scared Writings, Laws and Prophets and the final chapter is Chronicles. The second most important sacred text in Judaism is the Talmud which is a collection of Jewish laws, poems, biographies,…