Names of God in Judaism

Throughout this book, Huston Smith puts an emphasis on the nature of God and the different ways that God is seen through the eyes of the various religions of the world. In some cases, such as Buddhism, God doesn’t exist. In other religious such as Islam, Christianity, and Judaism, the idea of “God” is very similar. The people of these religions believe that God is the creator of man and the creator of the universe. God is portrayed by some of these people as someone who loves but also as someone…

to my first question “what it means being a Muslim in this day and age”? I had the pleasure of visiting a mosque by the name of Bin Baz masjid. I spent some time with Imam Ali, through speaking with Imam Ali and attending the Islamic service I realized just how vast the differences are between Christianity and Islam. The differences that will be explored are the nature of god, the death of Jesus Christ and sin. When setting up the meeting with Imam Ali, I was instructed on how to dress by his…

how religious many of the Jewish people inside the concentration camp were and continued to be. This is an interesting concept to follow throughout the story. Elie Wiesel, Night’s protagonist, certainly seems to struggle with the idea of religion and God for the majority of the novel.…

Zoroastrianism, Judaism, and Christianity. The elements that will be discussed in detail will include a look at the common grounds that each religion might share, some similarities that may exist between the three faiths, an inspection of their distinctions, and uniqueness of each religious practice. Now that we have distinguished each topic that will be explicated on, let’s dive into the first topic of discussion. Between the Zoroastrians, Jews, and Christians, each worship one God.…

What classifies as religion? As everyone knows, our modern world consists of many religions such as Christianity, Judaism, African Traditional, Islam, and many more. These religions all are considered majorly different, however they also share some similar beliefs. Beliefs concerning an omnipotent powerful being are present within the following religions: Christianity, Judaism, African Traditional, and Islam. The main ideas of religion pertain to the idea of an omnipotent being, the…

meaning often unnoticed in the analytical process, which it nevertheless controls from within. Rethinking the way we speak may therefore result in the discovery of new landscapes. A cursory Google search on ‘Judaism and intermarriage’ suggests a monolithic forbiddance of the practice within Judaism and uniform disgust for this stance from those outside the tradition. On the one hand, Orthodox and Hasidic websites host articles and books such…

catalyst for the Rape of Tamar was King David’s own sexual immorality with Bathsheba and his indirect responsibility for the death of her husband. In the nevi’im, the prophet Nathan rebukes David in the name of God, prophesying “…The sword will never depart from your house, because you despised me [God] and took the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own. This is what the Lord says: ‘Out of your own household I am going to bring calamity on you.” These words are the prelude for the…

English word that was used as the word angel was aerendgast, meaning errand spirit. An angel is defined as a spiritual being believed to act as an attendant, agent, or messenger of God, conventionally represented in human form with wings and a long robe. The belief of angels started in Jewish history and extended to Judaism, Christianity and Mohammedanism. According to Abrahamic religions, angels are referred to as a spiritual being that is superior to human beings in both power and knowledge.…

Persecution in the name of religion has occurred throughout history and continues around the globe. Expressions of persecution may be subtle and individual, such as the teasing of an Islamic child for wearing a head covering, to acute and global, such as terrorist attacks and war. The study of religious persecution is more than the study of an interesting phenomenon: It is the study of a violation of human rights. Sociologists can add to the understanding of religious persecution and aid in its…

governing the conduct of human affairs (Dictionary.com). Religion has always been an issue in the world today, tomorrow, in the past, and in the future. It has had a major impact on politics. Hitler acted the way he did because of religion. He hated Judaism, and blamed all the past issues on present issues at the time on the Jews. He made his followers believe that the Jews were the reason for economic hardships,…