Names of God in Judaism

Christianity began as a sect or subgroup of Judaism during the first century Common Era before it developed into its own separate religion “That is to say, as Christians continue to delve into their own historic past in their ongoing journey to enrich their own present and future, especially liturgically, they cannot do so without addressing the historical matrix—first-century Judaism— out of which they sprang” (Jacobs, 2012, p. 518). It is considered to be a monotheistic Abrahamic religion.…

During the past century, the image of Islam has been tarnished, especially in the United States of America. One can argue that this all began with the discovery of oil in the Persian Gulf, imperialism, or simply that this was all in God’s plan. Surely, due to recent extreme events that have impacted Muslims and non-Muslims all around the world, a great misunderstanding of Islam has grown. As a result, Americans have been popularizing the term “Islamophobia” which is essentially a form of racism…

Africa north of the Sahara and Southwestern Asia is the most prominent and politically controversial region. The area is known to have dry climates and environmental problems that affect their source of freshwater. The political control of Ottoman Empire affected much of the world culture and world trade. The region is also known for the diversity of many religions and languages that influences their beliefs. Northern Africa and Southwestern Asia has become the country it is today due to the…

These are traditionally believed to have been given by God and written by Moses. It is central to the Jewish teachings. Israel (the Biblical person and the meaning of his name)- The name Israel was given to Jacob, a patriarch. It means “the one who struggled with God”. The word refers to all those who answer to the call of God in Judaism. As a nation, “Israel” is an originally nomadic people that have been repeatedly dispersed and oppressed throughout…

Generally speaking, contradictions are found in all aspects of life, and certainly within both history and religion. The values of the sages who practiced Rabbinic Judaism would, at first glance, appear to be such a contradiction. Jeffrey Rubenstein, in his introduction for Rabbinic Stories, calls this “a paradoxical theological statement,” which “asserts that all opinions uttered by sages in the future were already revealed to Moses on Mt. Sinai” (2). The rabbis during the rabbinic period…

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 God for not helping them, and he also explains how some prisoners, like himself, stopped hoping for God to help them. Prisoners who lost…

of the weeds among the wheat (Mt 13:37-43) as well as the parable of the net thrown into the sea “which collects fish of every kind” (Mt 13:47-49). These examples may be references to the Pharisees, the major opposition to Matthew’s movement in Judaism, where God’s people consist of the good and the bad, and they will all be sorted on the Day of…

Beginning at a young age, we all start to hear narratives and after a while the stories become embedded into our minds. The stories represent much more than simple tales, rather they provide us lessons about ourselves and the world around us. Narratives offer a way to teach, without lecturing. The details in the story stay in our memory, making it much easier to remember the morals the tale exemplifies. Every culture has their own tales that tell their history or beliefs. For example, we have…

Eva ate the apple and they knew the shame. God punished Eva to let her experiences the pain of having baby through the ten months pregnant and Adam to get food by let him working in the field. Eva born children and their children married and also born children. Then the family multiplied. Noah, one of the Adam and Eva’s offspring, had a son called Abram. He was chosen by God and made a covenant with God. God asked Abram to change his name to Abraham and God promised him he would have many…

The Vedas, the Hindus holy texts which describes stories of the of the gods and as well as belief of multiple gods (Living Religions 76). Another major belief which differentiates Hinduism is the concept of the caste system. The caste system is implemented within society to sort people into high class divisions, all the way to upper, middle and…