Oral Torah

There was the procession of the Torah. One of the leaders opened the Ark and the blessing was recited, then he walked around the hall once with everyone turning and keeping their eyes on the Torah as a sign of respect. After the Torah was carried once around the hall, everyone lined up behind the Torah, making noise, clapping hands and dancing in a procession in the “Davidic” worship and praise as it was the way in King David’s time. After the blessing was recited the Torah was put back in the…

Septuagint The Septuagint is important and significant in understanding the history of Judaism. The word that should be highlighted in this statement is history. For something to have historical significance to a religion like Judaism, it must be important in the religion’s past and should relate to human affairs. The Septuagint is important and significant in understanding the history of Judaism because it is a Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible, resulting in the understanding and sharing…

Also known as the “Torah”, a holy scripture for Jews and the “Old Testament for Christians, it was said to be revealed to Prophet Moses on Mount Sinai. There is not a definite date for when this law was received, because it was passed down to generations from orally. Often times this law would get lost in translation, and become different to what was originally written by Moses. However, people still said that Moses has told us such act, to show respect that he was the chosen one to be given…

The book of Joshua picks up right where the book of Deuteronomy left off. The twelve tribes are camped out on the east side of the Jordan River, which lies between Mount Hermon and the Dead Sea. Moses had died, in turn, leaving Joshua in full command of the Israelites. After forty years of wandering through the desert, the Israelites finally have their opportunity to enter into the promise land. Canaan is a land consisting of many hostile groups that really seem to have it out for the Israelites…

first century C.E. The Romans executed him and many other nationalistic and religious Jews for speaking out against the Roman authorities and their abuses. Some beliefs of Jews are written in the Torah or their Bible. The Jewish people believe that the words of the Torah come directly from God. The Torah is the first five books of the bible. In Nevi’im, the Prophets are divided into the…

The importance of Judaism's sacred texts extends way beyond their religious connotation. These Ancient documents exemplify not only Judaism's religious precepts, but also the historical, cultural and social heritage of the Jewish people. Jewish stories and ideas of the sacred texts are evident in a lot of Israel’s modern culture today, which draws on the inheritances of the past even as it gives voice to the issues and concerns of the present. The Judaism religion started around 4000 years with…

Furthermore, the topic of ‘planning and budgeting’ can be compared to the story of Moses and the Second Census of Israel in The Book of Numbers, Chapter 26:1-7. The story states that “the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saying, Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, throughout their fathers’ house, all that are able to go to war in Israel…and they that were numbered were forty and three thousand and…

Jewish Holidays Jewish holidays are filled with tradition and go back hundreds of years. Some are about solemn occasions but some are more lively and festive. Jews have their own calendar, The Hebrew Calendar. Their calendar is based upon lunar orbits which one cycle is 29.5 days. A lunar year is 354 days which is 11 days less than the solar year which is 365.25 days. The Jewish society add an extra month to the Hebrew calendar seven times out of every 19 years. If they did not do this their…

2. The Twelve Minor Prophets at Qumran and in the New Testament The Twelve Minor Prophets is one of the biblical books found in several copies at Qumran. Therefore it is generally considered as one of the biblical books that had already gained an authoritative status, possibly as a collection, in the late Second temple period. However, the manuscripts of the Twelve at Qumran present a complicated and confusing picture because of its damage, mostly fragments, even small fragments exist. In…

The civilization of the ancient Hebrews is one of the most fascinating to study, if only due to its longevity in the face of countless trials faced throughout history. Their imagined community, formulated by their religious practices and their devotion to scripture as the center of their beliefs, kept their culture mostly separate from others, allowing them to retain many customs and practices to which they still adhere to this day. The Book of Job in the Hebrew Bible, written circa 580-400 BC,…