Judaism is seen as a story, more like a narrative. It presumes that this story has everything that someone might expect in a good story, a story about slavery and freedom. Furthermore, a story about exile and return. The holy book of this religion is called the Hebrew Bible. ggInstead of the temptation of Adam and Even creating sin for all of humanity, in Judaism, it created the rhythm of wrongdoing and punishment and excel. The other one was the rhythm of covenant, breach and covenant. They…
prophets. This section is more of a history portion of the Hebrew Bible, and it primarily covers the israelites from the death of Moses (Joshua) to the establishment of the kingdom of God (Ezekiel). Lastly the third section of the Hebrew Bible is the Ketuvim. This final section of the Bible is one of the most literary. It contains poems, history, short stories and tales, as well as apocalyptic literature. Combined to create the Hebrew Bible a message appears. Judaism is all about belief in God,…
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam share a lot of similarity. They are all originated in what is called today “middle east”. They are considered the three major monotheistic religions in the world, they all believe and worship one god, and even if it’s called different names by each religion it still the same transcendent that is beyond our ability to comprehend, the creator and the sustainer of the universe, and that speaks through prophet …as sacred texts called holly book which differ for each…
The text that they used had three main sections: The Torah (law), Nevim (prophets), Ketuvim (writings)(Hackney, Ryan)(2016.) Judaism is said to be the parent of both Christianity and Islam. Hinduism, unlike Judaism doesn't have one main sacred text that they abide by. Rather, they have thousands of writings, and scripture that they live…
The Song of Solomon called Songs of Songs, means the “greatest song” or” holiest of holies” in Hebrew. Song of Songs is also found in the Jewish literature of writings (Ketuvim), following the scroll of Ruth. In the Christian Old Testament, it follows the book of Ecclesiastes. The Song of Songs praises sexual love by depicting two male and female characters praising each other. The male and female speakers are referred to as the lover and the shulammite respectively. It is read as a poem of love…
Ezra-Nehemiah is a historical account found within the Ketuvim detailing the Israelite return to Judah after the Babylonian exile. It focuses on the desire to restore Israelite society and quickly intermarriage arises as a major issue within this restoration attempt involving the more abstract issue of identity disintegration. The fight over intermarriage in Ezra-Nehemiah is not about racial purity but, instead, is directed at Israelite assimilation and the fear of an impending loss of religious…
Christianity and Judaism are two of the most influential religions in history. While Judaism isn 't as large as Christianity, its impact is still just as prevalent. Christianity emerged from Judaism, forming a new religion. Many people testify that Judaism and Christianity are part of the same dialog and that the beliefs of the two religions are closely similar. Some disagree and examine how the two religions differ through world-views. Over the past 2,000 years, an immense difference occurred…
Arguably one of the most integral aspects of a religion is its scriptural text. It assumes the role as an identifier to the followers of that particular practice as well as provides a sort of guide book of traditions and values. The Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam find their own respective ‘guide books’ in the form of the Tanakh, the Bible, and the Qur’an. Although these three scriptural canons share the similar belief of dedicating oneself to one true God (names may…
I am Catholic, I was raised by the Catholic faith, baptized, went through Catechism and had confirmation. But, I do have my own personal beliefs. Although there are doctrines of the Catholic church; I do not completely agree with a few of them. My personal faith is to just try the best you can in life and yes live by the word of God, but if I mess up along the way then it 's ok I 'm only human. God does forgive but only if your really mean it and ask for forgiveness. Although I have own beliefs…
Introduction The Tanak is one of the most common names used to describe the Jewish Bible. It is also known in Protestant circles as the beginning books of the Bible, which is also called the Old Testament. No matter what name this section is given, it is a complex set of books with multiple authors, written in diverse languages, and has a history all its own. Yet, with proper study, much about the text can be discovered because many try to translate the original Hebrew and Aramaic as accurately…