Judaism
Countries of origin Israel
Historical figures and events:Abraham, said to be the first patriarch of the Israelites, at about 1700 to 1900 BCE. c.13th or 12th c...
PALESTINE
The state of Palestine was proclaimed in 1988, but in exile. Land was granted to the state, by Egypt (Gaza Strip) and Jordan (West Bank), but this was under full Is...
The Renaissance, which began in Italy in 1300s, was one of the largest periods of growth and development in Western Europe. There were many factors leading to the Renaissance....
: The Decline of Judaism vis-à-vis Christianity
Judaism has been a strong influence in religious and philosophical thought. However, out of it sprang...
INTRODUCTION
The Book of Amos is a point of departure for social criticism in the Old Testament. It presents a remarkably comprehensive (one might even say holistic) prophet...
The Mesha Stele (popularized in the 19th century as the "Moabite Stone") is a black basalt stone, bearing an inscription by the 9th century BC Moabite King Mesha, discovered i...
The 400 Silent Years
What some people today might refer to as the “400 silent years”, marks a very important time period between the Old Testament and New Testament. D...
It is said that the apostle Peter was a slender person of a middle size inclining to tallness and that his complexion was pale, almost white. It is also said...
Good Morning
Article courtesy of "The Layman's Bible Encyclopedia
[bap´tizm, bap tiz´] Both these words have their root in the Greek "bapto," meaning to im...
Christianity is the most widespread of the worlds’ religions. Christians believe there is the one and only God, the creator. It is a God who loves his people with forgiving...
Rabi'a Al-Adawiyya
Rabi'a Al-Adawiyya, also known as Rabi'a Basri (derived from her hometown of Basra) was born in Basra in 713 C.E. She was the fourth daughter born to her...
So far in my coursework I have looked at the ways in which the first Christians were persecuted and how they were given encouragement by the early church. The issue of weather...
Trials and Tribulations of Christopher Columbus
Growing up just outside a major Mediterranean Sea port, Christopher Columbus gained much interest in sea travel. In 1492 Colu...
Title Page
Course Name: Formative Christian Thinking
First Essay: Christology in Hebrews
The author of Hebrews contributes several unique portraits of J...
Relevance of the Ark of the Covenant in the
Settings and Practices of Current Times
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The religion known as Mormonism is a fairly new religion in comparison to other Christian religions. It is believed that in 1827 the man Joseph Smith Jr. received golden plate...
Jesus and Mohammad
The lives of two of the most well known prophets of Christianity and Islam is recognized as Jesus of Nazareth born of the Virgin Mary, and Mohammad born i...
In the mountains east of Latium, there lived a rather wild people called AEquians, who were very often at war with Rome. After some time of peace and good conduct, these peopl...
Quite often an individual will assume that Judaism as merely the religion of the Jewish people, but if they probe further they will find it to be so much more than that. The p...