religion. He was Jewish but he lived outside Jerusalem and interacted with non-Jews. He argues you do not need to be Jewish in order to become Christian and says it is no longer necessary to abide by Jewish rules (that hinder people from converting to Judaism) because Jesus had died for their sins. St. Paul also traveled along the Mediterranean area preaching about how you do not need to abide by the Jewish laws and can become Christian. Although he was executed when he went to Rome (speculated by historians)
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Name________________________ Class Hour_______ CHAPTER 1-Understanding Religion STUDY QUESTIONS (Pages 1-29) Group A 1. What are some of the questions religion seek to answer? List some of the human needs served by religion? 2. Discuss a theory on origins of religion by one of the thinkers in the reading (Tylor‚ Frazer‚ Freud‚ James‚ Otto or Jung) that makes sense to you at the present time. 3. List and describe the eight elements that are developed in varying degrees in most religions?
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investigators because if Jesus had never lived than why were many people after him and symbolized him as the son of god‚ and as part of the holy spirit‚ if he had never existed why are so many individuals drawn to him in every religion such has Islam‚ Judaism and Christianity. The biographical details of Jesus’ life are very minimal. Huston Smith summarizes that he was a charismatic wonder-worker who stood in a tradition that stretched back to the beginning of Hebrew history. The prophets and seers who
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1. INTRODUCTION Around the world‚ public opinion about homosexuality varies considerably. While‚ for example‚ same-sex marriage is permitted in Canada‚ Belgium‚ and the Netherlands‚ homosexuality is illegal and gay marriage is unthinkable in most African nations. To understand why some countries have such strong penalties for homosexuality‚ we turn to the literature on public opinion and the role that culture and religion have in shaping it. Since public opinion is an important factor in developing
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religions. Christians have the Holy sepulcher. Muslims have the Dome of the Rock. And the Jewish faith has the Wailing wall. All three of the places are important to each religion. The three major monotheistic religions are sometimes described as branches of the same family tree. If this is true‚ how would you describe the trunk of the tree? The trunk of the tree would be as their belief in one God‚ whether it’s the same god or not‚ they all believe in some kind of higher power. How are the
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also keeps family customs throughout the family‚ and passes down to future generation. In Spain people are allowed to have their choice of religion‚ but majority of the population is Catholic. Other religions practiced in Spain include Islam‚ Judaism‚ Protestantism‚ and Hinduism‚ all of which have places where to conduct their rituals. In Spain’s history some other religions were coexisted like Muslims‚ Jews‚ and Christians. Holy Week is where many participate in wearing peaks‚ black hats as the
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for you in your eternal life. In Judaism‚ some of the common themes that appear on many Jewish tombstones are as follows. 1.) Two hands with outspread fingers indicated that the dead man was descended from priestly stock (Kohanim) who blessed the people in this fashion and 2) a jug is carved on the tombstones of the Levites as an emblem of those who washed the priest’s hands before he pronounced the blessing. Some gravestones show a tree with branches either outspread or broken off‚ symbolizing
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stronger and able to support more weight. Concrete is the reason domes are made possible today. The Romans were the first society to manufacture roads for military purposes. “All roads lead to Rome” is an expression used to show how every road in Europe branches out of Rome. We still use most Roman inventions today. Han China‚ on the other hand‚ also greatly benefited the world with the creation of many smaller but still widely used items. The wheelbarrow‚ for example‚ may not have had a huge impact on society
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were convinced Jesus was resurrected‚ they started to preach the gospel of their Risen Lord.The faith in Jesus’ resurrection produced the Church and its Christology. After Christ’s resurrection‚ His disciples continued to remain within the fold of Judaism. The small community of believers was later called a sect by the Jews‚ but it was still purely Jewish. Although their teachings were highly unpopular‚ day after day Christians went to the Temple to worship and to preach the Gospel. Christianity spread
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experience‚ Siddhartha would become known as Buddha. Throughout his lifetime he would spread his religious thoughts and his philosophy until his death in 483 B.C. Buddha would live until the age of eighty. Buddhism isn’t like Christianity or Judaism‚ it’s such a historic religion. It was founded in the five hundreds in India. There are approximately three hundred million followers of Buddhism. Buddhism is followed by people all over the world like India‚ China‚ Nepal‚ and Sri Lanka. The
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