Spices were used in Jewish burial customs to honor the deceased and to mask the odor of decay. The Greek word "arōmata" refers to aromatic substances, which were costly and signified the high regard in which Jesus was held. This act of anointing with spices also echoes the anointing of ki...
For most Christians today, the question of cremation islargely left to individual discretion. Many Christians choose cremation as an alternative to burial, while still retaining those aspects of their traditional funeral practices that allow them to honor the lives of their loved ones and glorify God...
During forty years Yaḥya baptized myriads of men in the Jordan. By a mistake he baptized the false prophet Yishu Meshiḥa (Jesus), son of the devil Ruḥa Ḳadishta. Thereupon Hibil's younger brother Anosh descended from heaven, caused himself to be baptized, performed miracles, ...
Queen Esther was an inspiration to the anusim in that she modeled a way for them to remember and retain their true, hidden Jewish identity while integrating into the society around them. The conversos implemented a strategy to be able to continue practicing Jewish customs while hiding their obse...
Customs of Jerusalem Jews. Peculiarities in the customs of the Jerusalem Jews are mentioned in various accounts; only a few can be cited here. It was the custom to put on ṭallit and tefillin during the afternoon; to recite seliḥot also in the afternoon; and on Simḥat Torah to ...
Many theologians and pastors had entered seminary to avoid conscription in cold war time, only a few theologians in the world truly know who Jesus is, and most pastors and priests memorize the Old Testament like robots at the wailing wall. ...
Katell BerthelotTo convert or not to convert:the appropriation of Jewish rituals,customs and beliefs by non-JewsAbstract:In Antiquity, non-Jews appropriated Jewish rituals, customs and beliefsin a way that defied clear-cut categorization and thus challenged group bound-aries. Whereas the scholarly ...
Based on ancient customs, it introduced fasting on the 'Small Day of Atonement' and on the eve of New-Moon, early-morning devotions, regular societies which held meetings for prayer and fasting on Mondays and Thursdays, and others which assembled nightly to lament over the Exile, and the ...
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