world. Anti-theodicy opposes theodicy in which it refuses to consider the relationship between God and suffering and places all the experience of evil onto God. The theodicy in the world religion‚ Judaism‚ and what that tradition believes about theodicy‚ is to be examined. To understand theodicy in Judaism‚ firstly‚ the questioning of theodicy (especially after the Holocaust)‚ must be examined. John K. Roth argues that no statement‚ theological or otherwise‚ should be made that would not be credible
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Most all religions around the world contain a plethora of myths and narratives. Judaism‚ too‚ contains numerous stories and myths that are considered very important to the Jewish tradition. However‚ there is one story‚ the Exodus‚ which can be considered the "orienting myth" both in narrative‚ as defined by Mircea Eliade‚ as well as historically. To understand the Exodus as an "orienting myth" we must first asses what is meant by the term myth. According to Myth and Reality‚ by Mircea Eliade‚
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History in Bible Light. New York: Fleming H Revell Company‚ 1937. H. E. Dana‚ The New Testament World 3d ed. rev. Nashville: Broadman Press‚ 1937. Downers Grove‚ IL: Intervarsity‚ 2000. Lester L. Grabble‚ An Introduction to the Second Temple Judaism. London‚ NY: T&T Clark‚ 2010. Samuel Ngewa‚ Cited from Tokunboh Adeyemo‚ Africa Bible Commentary. Nairobi‚ Kenya: Word Alive Publishers‚ 2006. W. A. Baron Salo‚ A Social and Religious History of the Jewish People. NY: Cambridge University
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(Rambam) is considered to be one of the most influential personalities in Judaism and that is due to his many contributions to the Jewish faith which include the publication of some texts such as The Guide for the Perplexed‚ the commentary on the Mishnah and the Mishneh Torah. These texts impacted Jewish adherents as they assisted them in understanding their faith further‚ thus they were able to practice it in an era where Judaism was threatened by another dominant synoptic religion Islam‚ and also by
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Ever since the dawn of Judaism and the rise of Christianity and Islam‚ pilgrimage has been a deeply rooted tradition for groups of people from every monotheistic religion for thousands of years. Every year you can see many pilgrims at several places around the world‚ and it is amazing how that huge amount of people can gather unanimously at a place sharing only their common beliefs. Pilgrimage is a sacred journey conducted by people of a faith to a religious site‚ it’s often believed that the followers
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Jewish State is to be just that‚ a Jewish State‚ it is necessary for it to grow organically through a strong and powerful sense of Judaism. Being that Judaism is a Religion‚ this requires a revival of religious and spiritual life and culture. Once this has come about in the holy land then a Jewish State can grow through natural methods and retain its authentic Judaism. If however‚ a state for the Jewish people is created only through mass immigration of Jews‚ with little attention to cultivation
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The role that women play in Church has always been a misunderstood and heavily scrutinized issue within the church. These negative thoughts may be attributed to the bible’s own scriptures in regards to women. It is widely believed that men are natural born leaders‚ as that is the way God made them‚ but modern society has shown us that women can be just as successful in leading‚ if not more so. Today women serve as positive leaders in politics‚ business‚ law and even in some churches as of lately
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Herman Harold Potok was born in the Bronx on the 17th of February in the year of 1929 (McCauley‚ 1E). It was later on in his life when he started using his Hebrew name‚ Chaim (McCauley‚ 1E). As a teenager‚ Chaim was drawn to the Conservative branch of Judaism‚ which caused problems in his family because both of his parents raised the family in Orthodox tradition (McCauley‚ 1E). All these problems in his life eventually inspired him to write one of his greatest books of all time‚ My Name is Asher Lev‚ in
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be Jewish? When looking at Judaism‚ one has to go far back to biblical times to fully understand its origins. It started with the Hebrew people in the country of Israel. The bloodline of Abraham‚ Issac‚ and Jacob is what constitutes people as being Jewish. Being classified as a Jew‚ or a Jewish citizen has more to do with family ties‚ then what you believe in. The standard for being considered Jewish is that you have to be born to a Jewish mother. Some sects of Judaism like to include being born
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Cited: 1) "Jewish Sabbath Rituals - Friday Evening in an Observant Jewish Home." About.com Judaism. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 02 Feb. 2013. 2) Oxtoby‚ Willard Gurdon. World Religions: Western Traditions. Toronto: Oxford UP‚ 1996. 99+. Print. 3) "Shabbat." Shabbat. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 02 Feb. 2013. 4) "Temple Beth Or." Temple Beth Or. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 02 Feb
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