Judaism is an interesting religion worth looking into for those who are interested in learning about other religions. The majority of Jews accept Christianity, and Jesus Christ. The basic intent of the Jewish teaching is a massage of tolerance, morality, peace, and human dignity. “Judaism beleive’s that the purpose of Jewish existance is nothing less than to perfect the world under the rule of G-d.”.. There are several reasons why Jewish beleive rs are confronted wiht less logical problems then oof those of the christian faith. The people of the Jewish fath g never ahd to deal with the logical inconsistancities of the New Testament.
Theses scriptures are called Tonakh by the Jews, and to the Jews the Tonakh is there bible. The Jews believe that the christian bible was poorly translated from teh Hebrew orginal. Example: christian-Thou shall not murder. (which implies that even killing in self defense is wrong) Jewish-Thou shall not murder. That is there translation.
The Tonakh, is divided into 3 parts: 1. Torah: This includes the 5 books of moses. 2. Neb i ” im: called the prophets.
Including the books Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings. 3. Ketubim: called the writings. This includes most of the old testament, excluding Maccabees but including Chronicles.
There are a total of 613 commandments. Although many of these commandments are no longer applicable. Many of the Jewish followers consider the Ten Commandments to be the major contribution of the Jewish people to hummanity’s conception of ethics. “Those who wish to seek out the causes of miracles, and to understand the things of nature as philosophers, and not stare at them in astonishment like fools, are soon considered heretical and impious and proclaimed as such by those whom the mob adore as the interpreters of nature and the gods. For these men kno that once ignorance is put aside, that wonderment would be taken away which is the only means by which their authority is preserved.” [1] (- Baruch Spinoza).
The Term Paper on Jewish Life In Spain 85 4
Jewish Life In Spain 8/5. 4 I would like to start by saying that according to the oldest traditions, the first Jews in Spain seem to have arrived in one of King Solomon's fleets, which, together with Hiram's Phoenicians, did business with Tarsus; these same boats of Tarsus which the prophet Jonah boarded and which must have arrived at the Tartessos of the Guadalquivir. Another tradition suggests ...
