Describe the importance and meaning of the Sabbath both in the time of Jesus and for Christians today.
Describe the importance and meaning of the Sabbath both in the time of Jesus and for Christians today. The Sabbath day was always something which held widely contrasting views for many different groups of people. Yes, there were groups in the time of Jesus that are represented today and are not much different but through the years more and more groups holding different views to the Sabbath begun to establish themselves. Unfortunately, the new groups the new groups made didn't really care about the Sabbath all that much and approached the point of not caring about the Sabbath at all. This rapid change is what I will explore. The Sabbath, back In the time of Jesus was not an issue that people could hold their own views on freely, it was something which had strict rules and strict punishments to follow up to anyone who failed to obey them. There were 516- 619 oral laws and 39 categories in which work could be classified under. The attitude to the Sabbath then was "Keep the Sabbath holy"; no other attitude would be accepted. The Sabbath was a day that you could say, Jews feared because they thought they would lose Gods favour if they did not follow all the laws. People were motivated by fear rather than respect. It was a bad Omen and held the message that it was unsafe to do certain activities. Through the years this attitude has changed a great deal and in my opinion will keep
What are the causes and effects of a religion splitting up into divisions or sects?
Ai) What are the causes and effects of a religion splitting up into divisions or sects? Hasidism The word Hasidism means `the pious` and best known for their spiritual devotion are the Hasidism Jews. Before the holocaust occurred the Hasidic Jews were in Eastern Europe and in the 17th century, when the Hassidic movement began many of the Hassidic Jews were forced into poverty. The huge loss of life in Poland and the economic burden of those who survived were due to the Russian and Swedish invasions. From then on Jewish life was changed in Eastern Europe. Before the trouble started there were plenty of opportunities for talented young men and woman to come to the study of the Torah and Yeshivot. The Jews worked very long hours conscientiously for very little pay. By the 18th century only the larger communities of Jews could actually afford to maintain Yeshivot. This severely controlled a fixed number of children to study. The majority of the children could not have an education. Many Jews grew up feeling like rejected Jews and felt that they weren't valued by God. Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov, thought to be the messiah brought about the religious revival of the Jews in Poland. Rabbi Israel showed the ignorant people how to improve their standards of Jewish observance. He also showed them the Kabbalah and simplified it foe the mass and taught them the purpose of `serving`
Explain the origins, practice and observance of Succot, include the particular significance of the 1st, 7th, 8th and 9th days and the religious teachings upon which they are based.
Explain the origins, practice and observance of Succot, include the particular significance of the 1st, 7th, 8th and 9th days and the religious teachings upon which they are based. Succot is the last of the three Pilgrim festivals which is a deliberate reminder of the Jewish people depending on God. It takes place in the 15th of Tisheri (late September to late October); this festival lasts for seven days. 'Succah' is the singular for 'Succot' and it means huts, booths or tabernacles. This festival originated from the period when ancient Israelites had no permanent home or shelter and lived in temporary huts, in Hebrew known as Succah. This was during their long journey after the Exodus from Egypt in which the Jewish people dwelt for forty years. At harvest time the Jewish people built Succots in fields to protect them from the hot sun, so this festival also commemorates the thanks giving of harvest. Like Pesah, Succot attempts to recreate the conditions of the past to make it the present. In the Leviticus 23:42 'You shall dwell in Sukkot seven days...in order that future generations may know that I made the Israelite people live in Succot when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, I the Lord your God'. Therefore this festival is set down by the book of Leviticus and it commemorates the years the Jews spent in the desert on their way to the promise land (Canaan), and
History of Judaism.
History of Judaism Circa 2000 BCE, the G-d of the ancient Israelites established a divine covenant with Abraham, making him the patriarch of many nations. From his name, the term Abramic Religions is derived; these are the three religions which trace their roots back to Abraham: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The book of Genesis describes the events surrounding the lives of the four patriarchs: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph. Moses was the next leader. He led his people out of captivity in Egypt, and received the Law from G-d. After decades of wandering through wilderness, Joshua led the tribes into the promised land, driving out the Canaanites through a series of military battles. The original tribal organization was converted into a Kingdom by Samuel; its first king was Saul. The second king, David, established Jerusalem as the religious and political center. The third king, Solomon built the first temple there.Division into the Northern kingdom of Israel and the Southern kingdom of Judah occurred shortly after the death of Solomon in 922 BCE. Israel fell to Assyria in 722 BCE; Judah fell to the Babylonians in 587 BCE. The temple was destroyed. Some Jews returned from captivity under the Babylonians and started to restore the temple in 536 BCE. Alexander the Great invaded the area in 332 BCE. From circa 300 to 63 BCE, Greek became the language of commerce, and Greek
The Sabbath
Sabbath AO1 The Sabbath (Saturday) is the Jewish holy day of rest it marks gods rest after creation of the World. Christians celebrate sun day as their holy day because Jesus rose from the dead on Sunday. Every Sunday is a celebration of the resurrection. For Christians, Sunday is the day on which time should be set aside for the worship of god. The Jewish Sabbath Sabbath is a Hebrew word meaning 'rest'. Sabbath is the day of rest in Judaism. It begins at sunset on Friday and lasts until sunset on Saturday. In the Ten Commandments the reason given for the Sabbath being a holy day is that after god had created the world in six days he rested on the seventh. Jews keep Sabbath as a holy day set aside for god. It is celebrated at home with special family meal on Friday evening and with synagogue worship, unnecessary work is avoided. Sabbath is a day to be honoured and enjoyed as a gift from god. The Pharisees The Pharisees had a great deal of influence in the synagogues and in every Jewish community. They devoted their lives to studying the Torah. To make sure that gods commandments were followed in daily lives they created many extra rules on matters such as washing, eating, the Sabbath and festivals. Jesus said that the Pharisees had created too many laws, making the religious life a burden rather then a joy. The Pharisees created very selfish laws that were mostly
Before I begin to describe the importance of the Sabbath I will briefly comment on today's view on the Sabbath and give the definition.
Before I begin to describe the importance of the Sabbath I will briefly comment on today's view on the Sabbath and give the definition. The Sabbath is the Jewish holy day runs for the 25 hours from sunset on Friday. It was set aside by Gods command for rest and worship. I believe that in today's society the Sabbath is not taken as seriously as it should be as the day was set aside as a day of rest by God and therefore should be respected like God intended it to be. The Sabbath is first met with in connection with the fall of the manna (Ex., xvi, 22 sqq.), but it there appears as an institution already known to the Israelites. The Sinaitic legislation therefore only gave the force of law to an existing custom. The origin of this custom is involved in obscurity. It was not borrowed from the Egyptians, as the week of seven days closing with a day of rest was unknown to them. In recent years a Babylonian origin has been advocated. A lexicographical tablet gives shabattu as the equivalent of um nuh libbi, "the day of the appeasement of the heart" (of the gods). Furthermore, a religious calendar of the intercalary month Elul and of the month Marchesvan mentions the 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th, and 19th days, the latter probably because it was the 49th (7x7) day from the beginning of the preceding month, as days on which the king, the magician, and the physician were to abstain from
Knowledge and Understanding of the Confessions of Jeremiah
Outline your knowledge and understanding of the Confessions of Jeremiah Jeremiah was the son of Hilkiah, and a member of a priestly family. He was a native of Judah and came from Anathoth, a small village in the north east of Jerusalem. His prophetic ministry lasted from approximately 626 to 580BC, and is one of the longest of all the writing prophets. The prophet Jeremiah began his long prophetic career in 626BC; "in the thirteenth year of Josiah's reign" He was still a very young man at this time. The narrative of his call is in a dialogue between Jeremiah and Yahweh. From this we can see straight away that Jeremiah had a very intimate relationship with God from the outset. Unlike other prophets, Jeremiah seems to have been chosen to be a prophet before he was even born. "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you. Before you were born I consecrated you, I appointed you a prophet to the nations." It seemed it was the destiny of Jeremiah to be a prophet. According to Kidner, Jeremiah was "handmade for the task." Similarly to Moses and Amos, at first Jeremiah was reluctant to consent to his mission, saying "Ah Lord God behold I do not know how to speak for I am only a youth", but his faith in Yahweh gave him faith in himself, and he accepted the role God asked of him. Perhaps this teaches us the meaning of rising to face personal challenges. Yahweh said to
The Laws of Kashrut
The Laws of Kashrut . The first category of kashrut laws deals with animals and their byproducts. a. A kosher animal must be a ruminant (chew its cud) and have split hooves - so cows, sheep, goats and deer are all kosher, whereas camels (ruminants without split hooves) are not kosher, and pigs (having split hooves but not chewing their cud) are not kosher. Most common fowl are kosher, like chickens, ducks and geese, but the birds of prey (hawks, eagles, owls, parrots) are not kosher. A sea creature is only kosher if it has fins and scales, so most species of fish are kosher (tuna, salmon, flounder, trout, etc.) but all shellfish are not kosher; dolphins and whales are not kosher, jellyfish, sea slugs (my sincere apologies about this one) and squids are not kosher either. There are four species of locust that are kosher, but are not commonly consumed by the majority of Jews (Thank G-d for that). Any product of a non-kosher animal is also non-kosher (e.g. milk, gelatine, rennet). The exception to this rule is bee's honey. b. In order to eat an animal or bird it must be slaughtered according to Jewish law (Shechita). This involves cutting the animal's trachea and oesophagus (the carotid artery and jugular veins are also severed in this operation, as are most arteries and veins leading to and from the brain) with a surgically sharp knife that has been thoroughly checked for
"There should be no Laws telling Christians what to do on a Sunday."
"There should be no Laws telling Christians what to do on a Sunday." I think that the above statement can be interpreted ambiguously and can be argued from a significant number of points of view. Firstly I would just like to highlight the noteworthy amount of views from different branches of Christianity. They exist in the form of the Liberals, the Fundamentalists, and so on. All different groups within Christianity have different views on the topic of the Sabbath. The Liberals, for example take the view that some, but not an awful lot, of time is needed to be given to God. They believe that you should go to Mass and pray every so often but they don't carry out the same level of strictness and loyalty that the Fundamentalists, for example hold the view of. These different views are needed in the World because not everyone holds the same view on the Sabbath. Fundamentalists think that every little detail of the Sabbath Law should be observed and carried out. Their view, in the opinion of others, is somewhat extreme and is probably the group that would concur with the statement in question most. If there were no rules telling Christians what to do on the Sabbath this would probably be the group that would formulate some. They take the view that God gave his life for us, so we should repay the favour in exactly the same way. But, we should repay God for all the goodness he has
A Summary Of Jewish Food Laws and Their Origins.
A Summary Of Jewish Food Laws and Their Origins According to Jewish orthodoxy, a Jew is someone who born of a Jewish mother or someone who is within a marriage recognised by orthodoxy. A strictly observant Orthodox Jew is understood to keep many different food laws. These believe that restricting themselves in this way is a sign of their true respect and love for God. It means following the original principles set forth by the Torah (Jewish equivalent to the Holy bible). Modern Jews can think these laws are primitive health regulations now obsolete with new hygiene. However, many of the laws have nothing to do with health. These laws are known as the laws of Kashrut. Kashrut is the dealing with foods Jews can and cannot eat and how they are prepared and eaten. Kosher is the word for describing the foods permitted. Kosher is not a style of cooking but a description of those foods permitted and regime for their preparation. Any permitted food can be kosher as long as it is in accordance with Jewish law. Permitted foods can also be non-kosher if not prepared in accordance with Jewish law. Why people observe these laws? One of the laws is that meat and dairy products could not be eaten together. There is evidence that eating these together interferes with digestion and so this may be a sensible law. One main answer to this question is simply because the Torah says