JudaismJewishnessidentityMen Seeking GodThe 1954 BBC television series Men Seeking God saw Labour MP Christopher Mayhew interview devout believers of the world's great living religions. The present article uses press coverage, Mayhew's and the BBC's archives, and the surviving 15 minutes of footage...
The series is based on the Jenny Han YA novel of the same name. It is described as a multigenerational drama that hinges on a love triangle between one girl and two brothers, the ever-evolving relationship between mothers and their children, and the enduring power of strong female friendship...
What is truly sad however, is that when we cease the idea that the stories from Christianity, Judaism and Islam, and all the others, are Literal History, and accept them for what they really are, which are purely allegorical expressions, derived from many faiths…we see that all religions ...
The name Jesus in Hebrew is Yeshua. It comes from the personal name for God in Hebrew, Yahweh, and the word for “to save” or “to deliver,” yasha. Yeshua therefore means “God saves,”“God delivers,” or “God helps.” Jesus’s name points to his role and the primary reason f...
“These things are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name” 20:31. The disciples can have come to know that only through revelation. From the beginning of this Gospel, Jesus did not come into the world...
Astaire’s father was born in Austria, to Catholic parents who had converted from Judaism. Astaire’s father, Fritz Austerlitz, arrived in New York City at the age of 25 on October 26, 1893, Fritz was seeking work in the brewing trade and moved to Omaha, Nebraska, where he was employed...
Make no mistake, the Islamic hoards are coming for you, me, our friends, family, and everyone else “of the book” (Jews and Christians). Ironically, before reaching the age of 40, Muhammad had encounters with those who were learned in both Judaism and Christianity. Although illiterate, Mu...
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(She does also discuss Judaism throughout the book, but she is Jewish, and her faith comes up in the memoir portions, which makes sense.) As you can perhaps tell from both the featured quote and how long this review is, this is a long and dense book. It seems to have attempted ...
From an academic perspective, we can view Judaism, Christianity, and Islam as a religious continuum. You can argue that they all have different interpretations of how to worship the same God: most Muslims certainly argue that case (Jews and Christians might disagree, but let us table that ...