Judaism is one of the oldest organized religions based on monotheism. The Jews believe in one God and this belief is traditionally practiced by the Jewish Community. Their faith is based upon the stories from the Torah (Old Testament), which is believed to have been revealed to Israel, to use as a doctrine and guide for conducting their lives. The Jewish people believe they have a special covenant with God and they are His chosen people. Devout Jews are taught to obey the laws of God who is loving and caring and grants exceptional favors to them.
o Recently, I read the book " The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom, edited by John and Elizabeth Sherril. While reading the book, I was noticed a pattern of major Christian qualities that Corrie possessed. Through her life story, we see her compassion toward others, her concentration on God's Will, and her godly character that challenged the lives of countless souls. Corrie never forgot that Israel was "the apple of his (God's) eye" (Zechariah 2:8). For that reason, she tried to service the Jews as much as they could - keeping in mind that Israel is God's chosen people, and she was to obey God's commands.
Antigone for Pot! Throughout history many activists have broken unjust laws. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” In the Greek tragedy Antigone written by Sophocles, Antigone breaks an unjust law saying not to bury her dead brother’s body, enforced by King Creon. Antigone felt compelled to break the law because she believed every human being deserved to have a proper burial. For breaking the law Antigone was locked up in a prison till death.
1 Development of Religion in the texts of Gilgamesh, Leviticus, and Pliny In the “Epic of Gilgamesh” we see that the gods have an almost human nature, but decidedly work as more of a spiritual guidance through Gilgamesh, Enkidu and other fellow citizens of ancient Sumer. As we travel on to Israel in the book of Leviticus, YHWH has handed down a code of ethics for all of Israel and strict adherence to the rules is expected. Determining what is clean and unclean, who has priority in civic circles, and what is expected by YHWH couldn’t be any more clear. In “Gilgamesh” we see that there is a polytheistic society (meaning that there is many gods) and each plays a part in the people’s nature and civilization. While back in Israel, it is
Servant Leadership Paper PSC-420 January 28, 2011 Servant Leadership Paper In today’s world you see that servant leadership is associated with the Bible and Jesus Christ. If you look at the Bible you can find versus that are linked to servant leadership and how Jesus Christ applied principles of servant leadership into his teachings and life. The characteristics of servant leadership as seen by Robert Greenleaf are “listening, empathy healing, awareness, persuasion, conceptualization, foresight, stewardship, commitment to the growth of people and building the community (John Wiley & Sons, 2003)”. I agree that servant leadership is compatible with most religions and philosophies that are out there. Most religious leaders out there serve the people and community first.
At the time Moses was born, Pharaoh had ordered the death of all Hebrew males, but God spared Moses when his mother hid him in a basket along the banks of the Nile. Pharaoh’s daughter found the baby and decided to raise him as her own. Later, Moses fled to Midian after killing an Egyptian for cruelly beating one of his own people. There God appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush and said, “I have seen the misery of my people. I have heard their cries, I care about their suffering, and I have come to rescue them.
Like George, Candy only wanted his dog dead to prevent it from enduring the suffering that they both face from oppressors. “You seen what they did to my dog tonight? They says he wasn’t no good to himself nor nobody else. What they can me here I wisht somebody shoot me. But they won’t do nothing like that.
Ethical would describe me because my parents have taught their family the essential source of morals with ethical views. This would be true to us as Christians who have been raised with The Holy Bible as a daily bread. We believe in the teaching and the value which have morals as well as an ethical meaning. For example; the lesson to treat others the way you want to be treated, regardless of their
This is why God created a universe fit for human life, and why he laid down guidelines for how to live our lives. According to Christianity, each one of us is created for communion with God; God wants to know us, to love us, and to rejoice with us. Examples in the Bible are Proverbs 19: 21 and Ephesians 3: 20. The most basic principle of the Christian moral life is the awareness that every person bears the dignity of being made in the image of God. He has given us an immortal soul and through the gifts of intelligence and reason enables us to understand the order of things established in his creation.
8) The difference between how a Modern Orthodox Jewish person and Hasidic Jewish person presents are still ways of the Jewish world today in America. The Hasidim families believe that their manner of approaching God is the correct one and that all other ways are wrong. They believe in their own rabbi or tzaddik is the authority on Jewish religious matters. “Each with its own rabbi, its own little synagogue, its own customs, its own fierce loyalties” (Pg. 3).