Religion started as an awareness of oneself and then the awareness of something more than us and probably began at the time when humans began to cultivate in the Paleolithic era between 10,000 and 40,000 years ago. Religion has occurred in each segment of art in different cultures. As history evolved, culture evolved from cave paintings to elaborate sculptures and architecture. Polytheism I believe started as an earlier practice than monotheism since the earliest cultures like the Egyptian culture is associated with god and goddess and the Early Christian, Jewish and Byzantine cultures are associated with one god and were also established in later years. Polytheism and monotheism has been discussed for centuries throughout history in the world…
The study of the awareness of monotheism was the study of Israelites who went from a henotheistic culture to a monotheistic culture. The Israelites were a henotheistic culture from the Exodus of the people from Egypt and gradually changed over their history and settlement in the land of Canaan to become a monotheistic nation at the time of the destruction of the Second Temple in 586 B.C.E. During this time as well as the exile of the Jews, the Pentateuch was written as four documents. This is…
Monotheism is the belief in only one god. For many, there is a lot of different "gods". However, I choice to believe in the one true God. Some people have asked me, "Why do you believe in God? He doesn 't exists!" My response to them is quite simple. "He created you and me. He created nature and the beauty all around us." They then proceed to ask "How do you believe in a God that allows pain and suffering?" I believe in God because he gave me life. That 's why I know I can out my faith in God…
passage in Second Isaiah, composed during or after the Exile, which is sometimes cited as a Jewish rebuke to the Zoroastrian idea of a dualistic God: "I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things." (Isaiah 45:7) This passage, which is a major source for Jewish speculation on the source of good and evil in the world, denies the Zoroastrian idea of a God who is the source only of "good" and favorable things. The philosophical minds of the…
One thing that connects all of us humans in some way is religion. For some it’s a way of life for others it’s just a norm they follow. But we never ask ourselves how our religion got to be at the point where it is now. Roughly 3.8 billion people, over 50% of the world population believes in the Abrahamic idea of God. So how did we go from worshipping many gods thousands of years ago to just worshipping one all knowing God, and what kind of repercussions has that brought upon the world?…
Comparison of Polytheism and Monotheism of Different Groups Religion is a cultural system that designates world views and beliefs, as well as behaviors. Polytheist in the Middle East and Monotheists in the Middle East and India use their gods as a way to guide them through life. The way all the groups worship their gods are similar, and usually, all gods expect their followers to be obedient, whether there are several gods, polytheism, or one, monotheism. After establishing their first complex…
Judaism, a religion that ignited a worldwide concept of monotheism. Sure, there were other religions that practiced monotheism long before Judaism, however it is apparent that Judaism spread much further and much faster than the other monotheism religions to date. Millions of people all over the world practice Judaism. A grandeur religion such as this has paved the way for other religions such as Christianity and Islam. For many Christians, however, there are an array of questions that opposes…
Often, we look to religion for spiritual guidance and wisdom. Without religion, life seizes to have purpose. Some religions are polytheistic and others are monotheistic. Some of the earliest religions include Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism. These are some of the most influential religions that are still used in the world today. However, there are several similarities and differences between these religions such as philosophies and purposes. One of the first major religions is Hinduism.…
shall provide thought on his natural history and the subjectivity of religion itself. Hume clearly tells us that Polytheism was the earliest form of religion. He compares polytheism to a rough start in the religious world that perfects itself as time goes on. As such, it is to no surprise that Hume then describes this more perfect religion as monotheism. It is because of the ability to reason that which makes it more sensible to progress towards monotheism than to progress from it. It is this…
books and has written a lot of articles in the field of sociology. He is referenced for his method of classifying religious beliefs, specifically the third chapter of his book. I chose chapter three on monotheism because it was noted in our textbooks and I wanted to go into more detail over religion in pre-industrial times. The text goes into more detail on how a more advanced society is more likely to be monotheistic. The Birth of the Gods is two hundred and sixty pages long and contains 10…