In the Winter Term,Jewish History Through Texts, we learn the history of the Jewish people through approximately 1000 CE, along with the literature of Rabbinic Judaism (Torah, Hebrew Bible, Midrash, Talmud) and we explore the concept of “Jewish Law.” We also explore the origins and history...
I hold a PhD in religious studies and taught world religions at the university level for many years. My job in the classroom all those years - and my job here - is to present the basic ideas of the different religions in as objective a way as possible, from a purelyinformationalandeducat...
The collection of the law stood under the injunction of Deuteronomy that one may not add anything to it nor take from it (Dt. 4:2; 13:1).Eckhard J. SchnabelSchnabel, Eckhard. "History, Theology and the Biblical Canon: an Introduction to Basic Issues," Themelios 20.2 (1995): 16-24....
The history of Buddhism in India, which lasted about 1500 years, can be divided into 500 year periods, during which distinctive forms of Buddhism emerged. This is an idealized and schematic picture, but it is convenient, and it can be matched up with where Buddhism spread during these periods...
Screen Jesus: Portrayals of Christ in Television and Film However, Screen Jesus does follow in the wake of a considerable number of similar studies with remarkably similar titles, including: Roy Kinnard and Tim Davis's Divine Images; A History of Jesus on the Screen (New York: Citadel ......
Zohar : the book of splendor Examines the emergence of changing perspectives of Safer ha-Zohar, known as the 'Book of Splendor,' the central work of Kabbalah that became one of the most authoritative and revered texts in the history of Judaism. Emphasis on the autho... G Scholem 被引量...
Then we went into Batei Mahse Square and talked about more recent history. Specifically about the history of Batei Mahse and the Six-Day War (war with Jordan over Jerusalem). Golden Menorah (part of the Temple Institute) From Batei Mahse Square, we moved toward the main attraction of this...
Religious Tolerance Made Easy Josh Fones December 8‚ 2012 Religious intolerance has been a problem concerning peace in this world for a long time. Throughout history there have been wars and other altercationsbetweencountries because of religious intolerance. People following a certain religion just...
10. Which of the following is NOT true? A.Slavery was mainly in the South. B.Racial discrimination existed throughout the United States in American history. C.Racial segregation after the Civil War existed only in the South. D.Racial segregation existed throughout the U.S. after the Civil...
Study of religion - Basic aims and methods: The growth of various disciplines in the 19th century, notably psychology and sociology, stimulated a more analytic approach to religions, while at the same time theology became more sophisticated and, in a sen