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Showing 1 to 20 of 251 for “"Judaism"”.
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Comparative study of Judaism and Shinto
<p>The forces that have arisen within and without mankind have been responsible for all that has occurred upon the earth in the name of religion, and the greatest force without is God. In the words of James Martineau, "This world is part of the great cosmos, all of whose forces . . . find their …
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The Book of Enoch and Second Temple Judaism.
… as substantial proof that there was not a single Judaism practiced in Palestine during the Second Temple period, but rather multiple Judaisms that interacted with one another, and out of that both post-Destruction Judaism and apocalyptic Christianity emerged.</p>
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The impact of Zoroastrianism upon Judaism and Christianity
… in French and English to establish that Judaism and Christianity have been influenced by the ethical religion of Zoroaster. In the first section the early date of Zoroaster (660 B.C.), is initially suggested as a factor in the developmental precedence of Zoroastrianism. The influence of …
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The Day of Judaism in the Catholic Church of Poland
<p>This master’s thesis discusses “The Day of Judaism in the Catholic Church of Poland,” a special time in the Polish Church calendar to rediscover her roots in Judaism. Thus, the aim of this study is to present the changes taking place in the Catholic Church in Poland in the wake of the Second …
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O, Beastly Jew!: Allegorical Anti-Judaism in Thirteenth Century English Bestiaries
… text of certain entries, which allegorized Jews, Judaism, and the Old Testament, were amended and amplified. During the first quarter of the century, a previous focus on obstinacy and blindness evolved into an obsessive fear of conspiracy and cannibalism. I argue that these changes were created at …
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Outcomes of Conversion to Judaism through the Reform Movement 1952-2002
I examined the characteristics of converts to Judaism through the Reform Synagogues, 1952-2002, exploring the psychological impact of conversion, the nature of their Jewish identity and the durability of their religious commitment through time. Recognising the large variation in the Jewish practice …
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Law and Love in Second Temple Judaism and in Galatians 5:14
This dissertation argues that Paul interprets the love command of Leviticus 19:18 in Galatians 5:14 primarily in the light of Jesus Christ. This does not mean that Paul considers Christ only when he states the relationship between the law and love in Galatians 5:14. Paul neither ignores the Old …
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The Shema in John's Gospel Against its Backgrounds in Second Temple Judaism
… hopes, constitutes a form of theological anti-Judaism which defies mitigation. The Johannine crucifixion and Prologue bear this out: "the Jews" reject Jesus' unity with the Father and thereby cut themselves off from the people of God (19:15; 1:11). </p><p>John's language has all-too-often been …
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Commanded to Holiness: Reflections on Leviticus 19:1-2 and Contemporary Judaism
… for both ancient Jewry and contemporary Judaism of the single Torah commandment found in Leviticus 19.1-2. “You shall be holy, for I the Lord. Your God am holy.” Based on teachings culled from the Torah Talmud. Kabbalah, and the sages of Jewish tradition and scholarship, the study …
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Israel, Torah and Christ in Matthew and Romans: a Conversation 'Within Judaism'
… of current trends to read both texts ‘within Judaism’, as well as in response to suggestions of a fundamental theological incompatibility between the Matthean and Pauline perspectives in the work of David Sim, Benjamin White and Anders Runesson (among others), the thesis seeks to put Matthew …
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Jesus and land: constructions of sacred and social space in Second Temple Judaism
Chapter One introduces the study by setting out an understanding of sacred space using social anthropology and social space using the theoretical work of Henri Lefebvre. The importance of space to human experience is highlighted with a view to application to the life of Jesus, understood in light …
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Biographical Illustrations, Proselytes and their acceptance to Judaism between the 9th and 19th Centuries
Életrajzi illusztrációk, prozeliták és befogadási tendenciák a judaizmusban a 9. és a 19. század között Disszertációm témája: betérés a zsidó vallásba, valamint a betértek személyiségének, motivációinak, életüknek ehhez kapcsolódó eseményeinek vizsgálata. Téziseimben kifejtettem azt az …
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Anti-Judaism in John’s Gospel: Catholic perspectives after Vatican II Council (1962-65 CE)
… contribute to an understanding of anti-Judaism in John? In chapter 2 historical contexts underpinning anti-Judaism are discussed. Catholic biblical scholarship before Vatican II Council is outlined, followed by a discussion of Vatican II Council, and a discussion of key Council …
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Scaling down Judaism: The politics of tradition and change among liberal observant Jews in Israel
… the locus of religious authority and of public Judaism. Instead of state institutions and official rabbinical leaders, they designate “communities,” that is, voluntary organizations of citizens, as the places where questions of halakhic significance should be debated and determined. This …
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A study of the nature and development of orthodox Judaism in South Africa to c.1935
… examines the manner in which Orthodox Judaism developed in South Africa from the foundation of the first congregation in 1841 up to about 1935, and considers what distinctive features, if any, characterised South African Judaism. Locating the emergence of South African Judaism within …
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Unforgiven: The Textual Problem and Interpretation of Luke 23:34a and Anti-Judaism in the Early Church
… of the prayer, namely, that an attitude of anti-Judaism among some second century scribes, combined with the logion's interpretation as a prayer for Jews, led some scribes to remove the prayer from a text which originally included it.
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