Border Lines, Daniel Boyarin
... Boyarin suggests that Judaism and Christianity developed as distinct entities as a result of “an imposed partitioning of what was once a territory without border lines” (p. 1). He likens this partitioning to the artificial borders erected by colonial powers. The means by which these two communities ...
... Boyarin suggests that Judaism and Christianity developed as distinct entities as a result of “an imposed partitioning of what was once a territory without border lines” (p. 1). He likens this partitioning to the artificial borders erected by colonial powers. The means by which these two communities ...
RLST 124I: Varieties of Ancient Judaism
... to topics; divided into six orders, each containing a number of tractates (63 total), each of which is divided into chapters, each of which is divided into paragraphs (mishnayot), which give rulings and opinions on matters of halakah patriarch: a hereditary title among aristocratic descendants of Hi ...
... to topics; divided into six orders, each containing a number of tractates (63 total), each of which is divided into chapters, each of which is divided into paragraphs (mishnayot), which give rulings and opinions on matters of halakah patriarch: a hereditary title among aristocratic descendants of Hi ...
A Jewish Perspective on Religious Pluralism
... alone and expected to be devoted to God by observing God’s commandments, the mitzvot, as articulated in God’s Torah (both Written and Oral). To the extent that Israel has any merit, it is due to Israel’s ancestors, the patriarchs and matriarchs, who were exceptional in their belief in God. Israel, t ...
... alone and expected to be devoted to God by observing God’s commandments, the mitzvot, as articulated in God’s Torah (both Written and Oral). To the extent that Israel has any merit, it is due to Israel’s ancestors, the patriarchs and matriarchs, who were exceptional in their belief in God. Israel, t ...
Traditions and Traditionalism in Judaism
... standing “in a long process of thought, with the sole task of refining and defending received truth” (Neusner 2003, 1920). This concept of religion and tradition would understand all Jewish thought and practice from Sinai and to the present to be nothing more than an articulation of the content of G ...
... standing “in a long process of thought, with the sole task of refining and defending received truth” (Neusner 2003, 1920). This concept of religion and tradition would understand all Jewish thought and practice from Sinai and to the present to be nothing more than an articulation of the content of G ...
Jewish Timeline
... ...and for three days, there was thick darkness over the whole of Egypt. No one could see anyone else or move about for three days. ...
... ...and for three days, there was thick darkness over the whole of Egypt. No one could see anyone else or move about for three days. ...
Unity of Faiths - Judaism
... important events in Jewish history. Abraham was willing to give up his son to obey God. Both Christians and Muslims also view this incident as a foundational event in history, and regard Abraham’s faith in God’s promise as a model of perfect obedience that should be imitated today. Isaac and Jacob: ...
... important events in Jewish history. Abraham was willing to give up his son to obey God. Both Christians and Muslims also view this incident as a foundational event in history, and regard Abraham’s faith in God’s promise as a model of perfect obedience that should be imitated today. Isaac and Jacob: ...
Jesus and First Century Jewish Purity Laws
... cliques with his editorial addition in Mark, "Thus he declared all foods clean,"31 as this is an interpretation that is distinctly Pauline rather than traditionally Jewish.32 Another schism arising in the early Christian church concerning purity observances of table fellowship between the Jews and G ...
... cliques with his editorial addition in Mark, "Thus he declared all foods clean,"31 as this is an interpretation that is distinctly Pauline rather than traditionally Jewish.32 Another schism arising in the early Christian church concerning purity observances of table fellowship between the Jews and G ...
Are the least included in ... The meaning of Matthew 5: 19 strict
... at the pre-Matthean stage, an interpretation which is more consistent with the theological position of Christian Judaism. We shall return to this point shortly. It is appropriate now to consider the Gospel of Matthew. How did the evangelist interpret the tradition in 5: 19? Whatever the original int ...
... at the pre-Matthean stage, an interpretation which is more consistent with the theological position of Christian Judaism. We shall return to this point shortly. It is appropriate now to consider the Gospel of Matthew. How did the evangelist interpret the tradition in 5: 19? Whatever the original int ...
INTELLECTUALS AND JEWS Amos Funkenstein If I were a
... without divination—the analysis of the structure of the past reveals the future, because every period anticipates and prefigures the period that follows. Because of their knowledge, the Franciscans saw themselves as the true avant-garde of the tempus spiritus sancti. Their impact on utopian-millenar ...
... without divination—the analysis of the structure of the past reveals the future, because every period anticipates and prefigures the period that follows. Because of their knowledge, the Franciscans saw themselves as the true avant-garde of the tempus spiritus sancti. Their impact on utopian-millenar ...
Trude Weiss-Rosmarin – Toward Jewish
... But the directly religious motivation was not the only factor in the spread of the Sufi movement. Its socio-political function, and more specifically its protest function, were even more powerful than the religious one. Sufism offered, through its organized rituals and séances, a pattern of life wh ...
... But the directly religious motivation was not the only factor in the spread of the Sufi movement. Its socio-political function, and more specifically its protest function, were even more powerful than the religious one. Sufism offered, through its organized rituals and séances, a pattern of life wh ...
Ebionites - martagon.org
... views of Jesus, and allegedly having an improper fixation on the Law of Moses at the expense of the grace of God.[63] In this view, the Ebionites may have been the descendants of a Jewish Christian sect within the early Jerusalem church which broke away from its mainstream theology.[74] The mainstre ...
... views of Jesus, and allegedly having an improper fixation on the Law of Moses at the expense of the grace of God.[63] In this view, the Ebionites may have been the descendants of a Jewish Christian sect within the early Jerusalem church which broke away from its mainstream theology.[74] The mainstre ...
Judaic and Gnostic Ebionitism
... views of Jesus, and allegedly having an improper fixation on the Law of Moses at the expense of the grace of God.[63] In this view, the Ebionites may have been the descendants of a Jewish Christian sect within the early Jerusalem church which broke away from its mainstream theology.[74] The mainstre ...
... views of Jesus, and allegedly having an improper fixation on the Law of Moses at the expense of the grace of God.[63] In this view, the Ebionites may have been the descendants of a Jewish Christian sect within the early Jerusalem church which broke away from its mainstream theology.[74] The mainstre ...
What is Conservative Judaism?
... Conservative Judaism maintains that the truths found in Jewish scriptures and other Jewish writings come from God, but were transmitted by humans and contain a human component. Conservative Judaism generally accepts the binding nature of halacha, but believes that the law should change and adapt, ab ...
... Conservative Judaism maintains that the truths found in Jewish scriptures and other Jewish writings come from God, but were transmitted by humans and contain a human component. Conservative Judaism generally accepts the binding nature of halacha, but believes that the law should change and adapt, ab ...
Just how DID satyrday become the Sabbath?
... Creator’s Calendar week—a cycle established at Creation, by the Creator. When Satyrday Sabbatarians worship on the seventh day (of every week on their solar calendar) it is for one of two reasons, perhaps both. Because the Jews keep satyrday, and the calendar they observe tells them that it is the s ...
... Creator’s Calendar week—a cycle established at Creation, by the Creator. When Satyrday Sabbatarians worship on the seventh day (of every week on their solar calendar) it is for one of two reasons, perhaps both. Because the Jews keep satyrday, and the calendar they observe tells them that it is the s ...
Slide 1
... predominant culture, while remaining true to Judaism’s values. Views the Oral Law as an evolving system in which successive generations of rabbis discussed and debated how to incorporate the Torah into their lives. Feel more free than the Orthodox to ignore, modify, or change the Oral Law. Rules con ...
... predominant culture, while remaining true to Judaism’s values. Views the Oral Law as an evolving system in which successive generations of rabbis discussed and debated how to incorporate the Torah into their lives. Feel more free than the Orthodox to ignore, modify, or change the Oral Law. Rules con ...
A Brief Guide to Judaism - Birmingham Holocaust Education Center
... predominant culture, while remaining true to Judaism’s values. Views the Oral Law as an evolving system in which successive generations of rabbis discussed and debated how to incorporate the Torah into their lives. Feel more free than the Orthodox to ignore, modify, or change the Oral Law. Rules con ...
... predominant culture, while remaining true to Judaism’s values. Views the Oral Law as an evolving system in which successive generations of rabbis discussed and debated how to incorporate the Torah into their lives. Feel more free than the Orthodox to ignore, modify, or change the Oral Law. Rules con ...
Summary Points
... systematic and ordered way. The Commentary on the Mishnah explained the link between learning Torah and putting it into practice. Within this Commentary Maimonides formulated the thirteen principles of faith which is recognised as a creed for Judaism. Commentary on the Mishnah was written in Arabic ...
... systematic and ordered way. The Commentary on the Mishnah explained the link between learning Torah and putting it into practice. Within this Commentary Maimonides formulated the thirteen principles of faith which is recognised as a creed for Judaism. Commentary on the Mishnah was written in Arabic ...
The Prophetic Tradition in Judaism - CLAS Users
... the social injustice he saw as inherent to capitalism. Thus, even a Jew who no longer claims Judaism, a Jew who rejects religion altogether, can retain the truthful aspect of the Hebrew prophets and uphold the tradition which is central to the identity of the Jewish nation. Despite the tradition bei ...
... the social injustice he saw as inherent to capitalism. Thus, even a Jew who no longer claims Judaism, a Jew who rejects religion altogether, can retain the truthful aspect of the Hebrew prophets and uphold the tradition which is central to the identity of the Jewish nation. Despite the tradition bei ...
Oral Law 3 - Beth David Messianic Congregation
... law, or “tradition of the elders” (cf. Matt. 15: 1– 9). Gradually the supplemental code displaced the primary code of Moses, prompting Jesus to decry a religion that neglected the law of God to cling to the traditions of men (cf. Mark 7: 1– 9). The idea of Hebrew exclusiveness fostered by Ezra sl ...
... law, or “tradition of the elders” (cf. Matt. 15: 1– 9). Gradually the supplemental code displaced the primary code of Moses, prompting Jesus to decry a religion that neglected the law of God to cling to the traditions of men (cf. Mark 7: 1– 9). The idea of Hebrew exclusiveness fostered by Ezra sl ...
pdf of my service
... Welcome to the ceremony of Brit Milah. The ceremony that you are about to witness has its roots in the Torah; we are commanded to circumcise our sons at the age of eight days, and have done so since our forefather Abraham circumcised his son Isaac. It is a central part of the Jewish religion, symbol ...
... Welcome to the ceremony of Brit Milah. The ceremony that you are about to witness has its roots in the Torah; we are commanded to circumcise our sons at the age of eight days, and have done so since our forefather Abraham circumcised his son Isaac. It is a central part of the Jewish religion, symbol ...
Sacre Artefacts Catalogue - Bracknell Forest Council
... Baptism is the initiation ceremony by which people enter the Christian church. It involves immersion in water as a way of expressing repentance for one’s sins. Nowadays, most denominations practise infant baptism, but there are many Christians who have some doubts about the wisdom of doing so. They ...
... Baptism is the initiation ceremony by which people enter the Christian church. It involves immersion in water as a way of expressing repentance for one’s sins. Nowadays, most denominations practise infant baptism, but there are many Christians who have some doubts about the wisdom of doing so. They ...
Two Responsa of Rabbi Moshe Feinstein
... church to convince Jews to abandon their faith and convert to Christianity. Only two types of Jews would participate in such efforts. The first were individuals like Reform and Conservative rabbis, people who advocated positions that could only lead to the assimilation of the Jewish people. The seco ...
... church to convince Jews to abandon their faith and convert to Christianity. Only two types of Jews would participate in such efforts. The first were individuals like Reform and Conservative rabbis, people who advocated positions that could only lead to the assimilation of the Jewish people. The seco ...
Anti-Semitism I
... relevant, we will not describe the gruesome details that show the insane depths and ferocity of this hatred throughout history.) Section I. Biblical Foundations of Anti-Semitism Following is a brief summary of key historical anti-Semitic biblical events and personalities. The root reasons for anti-S ...
... relevant, we will not describe the gruesome details that show the insane depths and ferocity of this hatred throughout history.) Section I. Biblical Foundations of Anti-Semitism Following is a brief summary of key historical anti-Semitic biblical events and personalities. The root reasons for anti-S ...
SECTION SEVEN
... 12. Apocalyptic literature is typically concerned with eschatology. What is meant by this statement? 13. Explain the origin of apocalyptic literature. 14. Describe the Book of Daniel under the headings: a) purpose; b) major divisions; c) time of writing; and d) additions that are not found in the He ...
... 12. Apocalyptic literature is typically concerned with eschatology. What is meant by this statement? 13. Explain the origin of apocalyptic literature. 14. Describe the Book of Daniel under the headings: a) purpose; b) major divisions; c) time of writing; and d) additions that are not found in the He ...
The Bible The Bible is the most famous book in all of history. It has
... Strangely, though the bush burned, it was not being destroyed. When Moses came forward, God spoke to him from inside the bush. “I have seen the misery of my people who are in Egypt. I have come to deliver them out of that land, into a land flowing with milk and honey. Come now, I will send you to Ph ...
... Strangely, though the bush burned, it was not being destroyed. When Moses came forward, God spoke to him from inside the bush. “I have seen the misery of my people who are in Egypt. I have come to deliver them out of that land, into a land flowing with milk and honey. Come now, I will send you to Ph ...