Alexis Vieira Mr. Kirejczyk Quarter 3 Paper March 3‚ 2013 Christianity and Judaism Religion is a huge part of the world we live in today. It shapes each and every one of our personalities and gives us a lifestyle that for the most part we were grown up in. There are many religions in our world today some that are extremely popular and some that we hardly know about but are out there. Every religion has their own ways of doing certain things‚ their own beliefs‚ and much more. Sometimes
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because it is actually a collection of books. Those books were written over many centuries‚ and they were only gradually brought together into their present form. The first "collection" was probably the first five books of the Bible (often called the "Torah‚" which is the Hebrew word for God’s Law). As time went on‚ other books were added. This carefully maintained collection of 66 individual books was penned over 1‚000 years. The Lord used His holy servants to hear His heart and then under the Holy
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his upcoming in exile from Egypt. He is soon approached by a burning bush that speaks to him as the voice of God‚ who then commands him to return to Egypt to free his people the Hebrews. This is where Moses finds out there is only one god or as the Torah says “The one true God” this leads Moses to act on the word of god to bring the justice to set his people free. In the book of Exodus Yahweh the god of the Hebrews‚ simply need to show himself to be more powerful than any of the gods of the Egyptians
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Moses and his brother are sent back to Egypt where they gather all Israelites with the goal to impede the extermination and release the Hebrew people. The main goal according to the book was to explain the Jewish tradition and the origins of the Torah related to the Jewish population. Most scholars believe it was written in the 6th century BCE during the Babylonian exile while others believe it could have been written as early as the end of the 4th century‚ but there is not an exact date proven
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He states that editors updated the books of Moses to eliminate what may have appeared to be conflicts or historical errors. In the process he tries to identify the authors of each JEPD source. Scandanavian scholar Ivan Engnell believes the whole Torah was passed along by word of mouth until the post-exilic period‚ when it was finally written down by one person. Another scholar Gerald A. Larue writes‚ “Back of each of the four sources lie traditions that may have been both oral and written. Some
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off on a boat. His leaving the world in this fashion is compared to his arrival as a child. It is an allusion to the biblical figure‚ Moses. Shield Sheafson’s deliverance to the people of the Shielding nation is similar to that of Moses in the Torah. The Bible says‚ “She took for him a basket… put the child in it and placed it among the reeds by the riverbank… Now the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the river… she opened it [the basket]‚ she saw
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Survey of the OT Exam Number One Study Guide Based on Hill and Walton‚ 3rd edition‚ 2009 You will have two hours to complete the Exam‚ which will consist of True/False‚ Fill in the Blank‚ Matching‚ Multiple Choice‚ and Identification questions. Research the following statements to prepare. It is YOUR responsibility to ensure correct spelling; there will be no post-exam spelling corrections. Week 1 - Background of the OT Reading Assignments: ➢ Hill and Walton (HW)‚ Approaching
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legal right to food‚ clothing and shelter. This must be honored by the more fortunate people. In Judaism‚ it is unjust and illegal for Jews to not give charity to those in need. It is obligatory self-taxation‚ rather than voluntary donation. The Torah commands Jews to give 10% of their earning to the poor every 3rd year. (Deuteronomy 26: 12)‚ and an additional percentage of their income annually‚ (Leviticus 19:9-10.) The Old Testament law commanded tithe through (Leviticus 27. 30‚ numbers 18:21-28
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Religion 111 Chapter 6 Questions 1. Choose a small section of the narrative of the plaques in Exodus 7-12‚ and identify the parts of the passage that you would attribute to J‚ E‚ and P. What characteristic phrases and themes of each source occur in the passage? The passage that best illustrates the account of the plagues in Egypt in Exodus 7. The J account tells of the hardening of Pharaoh’s heart‚ of Yahweh’s threat to befoul the waters of the Nile and kill the fish‚ and of the execution
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expression of religion. One may express religion by going to church on Sundays‚ praying‚ singing hymns‚ and other related activities. Another expression of religion could be reading religious texts. For example‚ a young Jewish boy reading from the Torah at his Bar Mitzvah‚ this is a very important expression of religion as he is becoming a man in his culture and has seemingly accepted this religion into his life. All of these expressions can be either legitimate or only to please their family or society
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