Monotheism

Kondash West Versus East The Vedic Religion of Hinduism and Rabbinical Judaism are practiced around the world, yet, it would be senseless to believe that they are entirely different. In fact, there are some similarities between the two, especially when considering Paden’s categories. However, the problems, solutions and techniques for each religion are uniquely specific to the respective religions. The problem of each religion differs as the problem, specifically in the Vedic religion is…

Christianity is one of the three major monotheistic religions. A monotheistic religion is one where there is only one god. The god of the Christian religion is Jesus. Jesus is the creator of the world as shown in John 1:1-4. Another view of Jesus is as the judge and punisher of human. kind. The judgement will occur during the apocalypse, also known as the second coming. The apocalypse is the day that Jesus will return to earth to judge the evil people and reward those who have been faithful.…

Understanding Islam: A Worldview Comparison Michon Terrell Liberty University Understanding Islam Comparing Worldviews is Important A worldview is simply the way one thinks about the world around them (Hindson, 2016). How they think about the world determines how they interact with it, and with the people around them. When communicating the Christian gospel with someone of a different worldview, it is important to know what they believe and why they believe it. When this…

The Great Hymn to the Aten is an epic poem written during the reign of King Amenhotep IV in the 1300’s BC. The center of this was Aten, the sun god, and was is referred to as Atenism. This hymn was the description of Aten and praise of his power. “You made the earth as you wished, you alone, All peoples, herds and flocks;...” (Puchner 31). There are several references to creation in various forms, all attributed to Aten. Up until this point, Egypt, like many cultures were polytheistic…

Yahweh Elohim,” a Hebrew word for what many translate in English to mean “God” created and set in motion his framework for the world. God, three beings in one is all knowing and powerful and transcendent is who the Judeo-Christian community refer to as their creator. This is not in fact true for the Pagans populations of the world who believe in a variety of Gods were no one god is supreme or holds power over the other, but only that they function under a contingency effect, a give and take of…

The major world religion of Hinduism originated on the Indian subcontinent. Hinduism comprises several varying systems such as philosophy, belief, and ritual. The name Hinduism is a relatively new term that was coined in the first decades of the nineteenth century, first coined by British writer Sir Monier Monier-Williams. Referring to a rich cumulative tradition of texts and practices, some of which date back to the second millennium BCE, this leads to the argument that Hinduism is the world's…

Pantheism is the view that the whole universe is God. That God and the universe are one in the same. God is the entire of all things, including every single living thing. The exacting significance of the word pantheism, which gets from the Greek dialect, is All is God. What's more, one who has confidence in pantheism is known as a pantheist, which is the thing that I am. Be that as it may, panentheism is fairly unique in that the view the entire universe is just a subset of God, and that God…

Akhenaten must have truly valued his wife to bestow her with such an honor with his full confidence in her ability to help him manage the reforms he wished to initiate. Nefertiti must have wielded more power than any woman in Egypt since the time of Hatshepsut (1479-1458 BCE). (Mark) Several temples to Aten had been commissioned in Thebes by the pharaoh before his announcement. The artwork on these temples were unlike the adornments of previous temples. Idolatry of gods and reliefs…

Monotheism vs Polytheism Whether you believe in a religion or not, religion has a tremendous amount of influence over our daily lives. Even here in the United States, a country founded with religious freedom and a separation of church and state in mind, there are countless examples of how religions, especially Christianity, have dictated many aspects of our culture. From holidays such as Christmas and Easter, and to the Christian God being referenced on our currency as well as in our national…

Christianity pulled away from Judaism and became its own religion after the crucifixion of Jesus from Nazareth. Even though Christianity originated from Judaism there are striking differences that sets the two religions apart. Christianity and Judaism both originated in Israel and are monotheistic religions. In Judaism, the concept of divine states that there is only one Being in the universe. There is no human being equivalent to one Being because it is incomparable. The nature of God is…