Torah

founded on the teachings, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, Christians sacred scripture is the Bible. Moses is the founder of Judaism. Judaism was founded in 2000 B.C and has about 14,000,000 followers. The sacred scriptures for judaism are the Torah, Tanakh, and the Talmud. Jesus Christ was born to the Virgin Mary and was sent by god to free his people from sin. Jesus died on the cross for the sins of his people. Moses was put in a basket and sent into nile where the daughter of the Pharaoh found

Documentary TheoryCovenant History | Study Questions: Answer the following questions (based on the reading), save it and then submit it to the professor. 1. What is the Documentary Theory? The Documentary Source Theory states the belief that Torah was not written by Moses, but rather, four independent authors. (Ch. 1 Pg. 21 ) 2. Give the “contributions” Spinoza and Astruc made to this theory. Spinoza developed a "higher criticism" of the Bible to analyze its contents internally, rather

Covenant theology: The relationship of the Jewish people to God and Israel In the Torah, the bond between Israel and God is negotiated in terms of a covenant, or a legal obligation. "The relation of man to the Deity was also conceived of in Biblical times as a covenant concluded by God with certain men or nations, from which all laws derived their sanctity and perpetuity. God, when creating the heavens and the earth, made a covenant with them to observe the rules of day and night" (Covenant, 1906

The one big question that an author always asks themself after deciding a story line, is how the plot should be arranged. Everyone has their own thoughts when it comes to this decision. An author may not necessarily pick the best method, but if they feel it is, they will work their magic to ensure the plot is powerful and enticing. In the memoir, The Color of Water: A Black Man’s Tribute to His White Mother, author James McBride uses many different structural strategies throughout his piece. He relates

different aspects, beliefs, values and historical information of each people group. The two stories that will be discussed are the first book of Moses, called Genesis and “The Book of the People”, from Popol Vul. The book of Genesis originates from the Torah and the Christian bible. Genesis contains the Jews’ creation story as well as an insight into their history and laws. In contrast, the original text of “The Book of the People” does not exist,

make the faith easier to correctly interpret among their own vastly dispersed people (BBC, 2009). The most important of these written documents is the Hebrew Bible. This bible is composed of the Torah, Nevi’im and Ketuvim, and these three components combine to make up the Tanakh (Simmons, 83). The Torah is the core of the Hebrew Bible and contains the story of creation, as well as directions on daily conduct and religious rituals. The Nevi’im contains the stories of prophets. The prophets were

gave Moses the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai and Moses recorded these commandments on two stone tablets. These commandments became the central elements in the Judaism faith. The Ten Commandments can be found in the Torah books of the Hebrew bible of Exodus and Deuteronomy. The Torah however does not refer to these laws as the Ten Commandments but they are called aseret hadevarim which means “ten words” (The Access Bible. Exodus. 34:28.) The fundamental laws in which Jews should live their lives

A young woman attends a sexual morality conference at the Student Union, listening intently. In front of her, a panel of religious leaders discuss their views on gender equality, homosexuality and transgender visibility. It’s an odd topic, to be sure, but one that she says she finds fascinating. She studiously takes notes throughout. When asked why she was personally invested in the conference, her answer was simple. “I’m gay and I want to be a rabbi,” she said. “So I want to promote a better cultural

she understood everything I was not saying). I wanted to talk more, have another coffee with each and every old friend, stay swimming within these powerful and powerfully emotional eddies and currents. My last day started out with a vigorous Torah study (one of the aspects the Temple is known for) and then lunch with another old friend who had one more surprise for me – on an impulse, he was leaving his longtime job, apartment and the congregation to move in with his boyfriend across the country

According to pbs.org, Judaism is one of the oldest monotheistic religions and believes that there is only “one God and his prophets, with special respect for Moses as the prophet to whom God gave the law.” The Jewish Tanakh is an acronym of the Torah, Nebi’im, and Ketuvim (religionfact.com/Judaism). The Tanakh is the Old testament, which took place before Jesus; Who they believe was just a normal Jew and not the son of God. The Old testament consists of five books, Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus,