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    I have discovered so many fascinating things about the Nephilim. I thought that I had originally known quite a bit on the subject. I had also thought that there wasn’t much information on Nephilim out there. Quickly‚ the Internet proved me wrong. There are theories and speculations all over the place about the half-breeds with everyone trying their best to explain what the mysterious creatures were or even are. Some theories are quite believable and are backed up with some solid (or at least‚ as

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    commentators who suggest escalating crisis are often called prophets of doom.[3][4] Abrahamic religions Judaism In Hebrew‚ the word נָבִיא (navi)‚ "spokesperson"‚ traditionally translates as "prophet".[5] The second subdivision of the Hebrew Bible‚ TaNaKh (for "Torah‚ Nevi’im‚ Ketuvim")‚ is devoted to the Hebrew prophets. The meaning of navi is perhaps described in Deuteronomy 18:18‚[6] where God said‚ "...and I will put My words in his mouth‚ and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him

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    twelve shorter books from Hosea through Malachi Old Testament: is a different canon in terms of both content and order of the books Prophets: second part of the canon in Jewish tradition (Has two divisions‚ former prophets and latter prophets) Tanakh: the bible for jews. Reffered to as the Hebrew bible. Torah: first five book of the bible (Genesis‚ exodus‚ Leviticus‚ numbers‚ and Deuteronomy) Writings: the third division of the jewish canon In jewish teadition the bible has three parts‚

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    Talmud Bavli and Yerushalmi – differences and distinctions. There are several differences and distinctions between the two different talmuds or “gemaras”. Where they were written‚ the language‚ the Rabanim that are quoted... Etc. I will attempt to explain the differences and distinctions between the two‚ as well as some of the practical ramifications as well. 1. A brief history of the Talmud. Originally‚ Jewish learning was meant to stay oral forever. Rabbis expounded and debated the Torah and the Tanach without

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    Indigenous Religions Complementary dualism –the concept that the universe contains life enhancing and life-diminishing forces that work together and are equally necessary to its survival. Conflict dualism – the concept that the universe contains good and evil forces that are wholly separate and in constant opposition. Dogon – a member of a group of indigenous people of the mountains of central Mali. Ghost dance - a group dance of a late 19th century American Indian (Iroquois) messianic

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    worldwide and is the largest religion in the world with almost 2.2 billion followers. The sacred writings of Judaism‚ Christianity‚ and Islam have many similarities. Christianity and Judaism believe in the Old Testament‚ which in Judaist terms is the Tanakh. This consists of the Torah‚ the Neviim‚ and the Ketuvim. It tells of God making a covenant with people. They believe that Jesus is not the Son of God and that their saviour is still to come. Muslims follow the exact writings of the Qu’ran‚ which

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    PROPHETHOOD IN JUDAISM Judaism is one of the religion that was originally revealed by Allah and has its own holy scriptures and this duty of bringing holy texts to the people has been given to prophets and it is commonly described as the communication between God and people. the One of the basic essentials of faith in Judaism is the prophethood‚ as well states Musa Ibn Maymun (A.D. 1135-1204)in articles 6-7 in the 13 articles of faith systematized : “I believe with full faith that the words of

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    Gender equality not truly equal in many places in the world. Despite popular belief‚ there are places such as India where women are still subjected to strict ruling by men. Husband’s rule over their wives‚ and son’s rule over their own mothers. Women are constantly expected to live a certain way‚ and to make the men in their family ’shine’. Women are often abused and hurt after an unfortunate mistake; such as speaking against a male family member. A woman is lucky to receive just a beating‚ when

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    The Influence of Jewish Mysticism on the Early Christian Church Mystics know and experience God in a very different way than the ordinary believer. Whereas the ordinary believer knows God in an objective‚ concrete manner as embodied in nature or via sacred scriptures‚ the mystic knows God by personal‚ one to one contact between their own spirit (soul) and the spirit of God; heart to heart‚ or as Augustine called it‚ “cor ad cor loquitur.” Because of the one to one‚ highly individualized nature

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    be the literal truth‚ while others interpret it symbolically. In Jewish tradition‚ the Torah refers to the five “Books of Moses” or what Christians refer to as the Pentateuch: Genesis‚ Exodus‚ Leviticus‚ Numbers‚ and Deuteronomy. The Jewish Tanakh refers to the body of scripture known to Christians as the rest of the Old Testament. The Torah is by far the most important part scripture in the Jewish faith because‚ in addition to including the stories of the Patriarchs‚ it also details the commandments

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