From “New Christians” to “New Jews” Judaism was not always an openly free religion. During the late Middle Ages‚ the Inquisition expanded in Spain and Portugal due to New Christians‚ who were called conversos. The phrase “New Christians” refers to Sephardic Jews in Rome and Portugal who at the time converted to the Catholic Church due to multiple reasons. Many had to go against their beliefs and converted because they were forced to. At this time‚ Amsterdam was a safe place for Jewish
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The greatest Christian Apologist and martyr‚ in the turn of the second century‚ who stood firm in defending the belief of Christianity‚ was the great philosopher and early Christian apologist and martyr - Justin Martyr. Justin Martyr (100-165CE)‚ was born in Samaria‚ near Jacob’s well‚ around turn of the century in modern day Palestine. Justin was a Gentile and well educated‚ who has traveled extensively in search for the life’s meaning in the philosophies of his day. In Justin’s child hood
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analyzed. Passover is a celebration that various branches of Judaism recognize as a major holyday‚ but there are cultural differences within then. Passover is an important holy day in the religion of Judaism Judaism is a religious belief that was originated around 1800 B.C. during this period all Israelites were considered to be Jews. Abraham was a Jewish native in Egypt that did not want to worship the thought of more than one God. Judaism started to become more controlled in 1500 B.C. when Moses
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The fundamental difference is the approach to Torah and the implications of that approach. The Orthodox believe that it comes directly from God and so cannot be changed. All we can do is "understand" (they wouldn’t even say interpret) it‚ and the right to do so has devolved upon rabbis‚ descendants of the Pharisees who probably began teaching during the Babylonian Exile. The "authentic" understanding of the Torah is encapsulated in the "halachah‚" the law (literally‚ "way"). God is thus the law-giver
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SOR2U Nature of Religion: Religious and non-religious views of reality: • A religious view of reality acknowledges a divine or transcendent dimension; in other words‚ it has a belief in a divine being or power whose existence ‘goes beyond’ the known or visible universe. Characteristics: o The meaning of existence o The origins of the universe o Cycles of birth and death o Methods of decision-making o Ways of acting in the world • Those
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Religion Origin of All Things Nature of God View of Human Nature View of Good and Evil View of “Salvation” View of After Life Practices and Rituals Celebrations and Festivals Week 2 Hinduism and Jainism Hinduism- South Asia‚ the Indus. Jainism- India and East Africa Hindus- the supreme spirit‚ called Brahman. Jainism- does not believe in God as a creator‚ survivor‚ and destroyer of the universe. Hinduism- Hinduism articulates several different‚ overlapping paths‚ or margas for humans to follow
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We have been taught about several religions throughout this course‚ but one religion that has really caught me‚ is Judaism. There are many interesting facts about the Jewish community‚ religion‚ and such. However‚ I’m going to just talk about Jewish women and the roles they play in the Jewish community. In traditional Judaism‚ women are for the most part seen as separate but equal. Women ’s obligations and responsibilities are different from men ’s‚ but no less important. As a matter of fact‚ women’s
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"Colors of Religion: Buddhism." Color Design Blog / by COLOURlovers. Web. 9 Dec. 2014. <http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2007/08/20/colors-of-religion-buddhism/>. "Colors of Religion: Judaism." Color Design Blog / by COLOURlovers. Web. 9 Dec. 2014. <http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2007/09/14/colors-of-religion-judaism>. "Colors of Religion: Christianity." Color Design Blog / by COLOURlovers. Web. 9 Dec. 2014. <http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2007/08/22/colors-of-religion-christianity/>. "Why Is the
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A theme that relates to trade with the Aksum’s is economics. Economics relates to the use of scarce resources. Goods and services produced by the Aksum’s were: tortoise shells‚ ivory‚ emeralds‚ gold‚ and salt. A major service the Aksum people provided was an extensive trading center for many countries and empires. Some of the countries and empires that traded and interacted with the Akums were: Egypt‚ Arabia‚ Persia‚ India‚ and the Roman empire. Aksum was a huge trading hub due to miles of coastline
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Jewish Holy Days Paper "Hanukkah" Rel/134 World Religious Traditions 2 Jewish Holy Days "Jewish celebrations are not limited to life-cycle events. As do all religions‚ Judaism sets aside certain holidays and days of remembrance as holy days. These holy days are scheduled according to the Jewish calendar" ("Basic Judaism"‚ 2011). Unlike other calendars that are based off of the earth’s revolutions around the sun the Jewish is on a secular calendar meaning it is made up of moon cycles where each
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