Search results for "Oral law in Judaism" - New World Encyclopedia
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- Orthodox Judaism is the Jewish tradition that adheres to a relatively ... Subgroups within Orthodox Judaism include Modern Orthodoxy and Haredi ...17 KB (2,525 words) - 02:20, 18 November 2022
- , tanna) were the Rabbinic sages whose views are recorded in the Mishnah ... 120 known Tannaim (teachers of the "Oral Torah") who lived in ...11 KB (1,610 words) - 04:25, 27 February 2023
- A Rabbi, in Judaism, is a religious teacher and, in modern times, ... With the destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem in 70 C.E., the Jewish ...21 KB (3,138 words) - 16:07, 7 December 2022
- of the Jewish calendar, occurring sometime in the fall. It is also the start of the civil year in the Hebrew calendar. It is ...12 KB (1,866 words) - 19:18, 16 December 2022
- Karaites, Karaite Judaism or Karaism is a Jewish denomination characterized ... was chosen by the adherents of Karaite Judaism to distinguish themselves ...17 KB (2,623 words) - 07:10, 5 October 2022
- his roles as the founder of Conservative Judaism and president of the Jewish ... tutor of the future leader of Progressive Judaism, Claude Montefiore, and ...13 KB (1,934 words) - 01:02, 4 February 2023
- ) refers to non-legally binding texts in classical rabbinic literature ... ==Part of the Jewish oral law== The Haggadah is part of Judaism's ...13 KB (1,890 words) - 17:38, 27 January 2024
- Rabbinic literature, in the broadest sense, can mean the entire spectrum ... This article discusses rabbinic literature in both senses. It begins ...11 KB (1,477 words) - 16:16, 7 December 2022
- " "instruction," or "law") refers to most important ... * Genesis (בראשית, Bereshit: "In the beginning… ") ...24 KB (3,856 words) - 04:01, 1 May 2023
- were added to the consonants resulting in the word TaNaK. The major ... #Torah (תורה) meaning "Instruction" or "Law." ...11 KB (1,531 words) - 02:04, 27 February 2023
- and political movement within ancient Judaism that existed during the ... associated with the leadership of the Temple in Jerusalem. ...13 KB (2,021 words) - 18:35, 22 December 2022
- rabbinical discussions pertaining to Jewish law, biblical interpretation, ... 200 C.E.), the first written compendium of Judaism's Oral Law; and the ...32 KB (4,820 words) - 03:57, 27 February 2023
- Israel and the precursors of Rabbinic Judaism. They emerged in opposition ... versus a strict approach to the Jewish law, respectively. After the Jewish ...22 KB (3,391 words) - 02:55, 24 November 2022
- Judaism is the religious culture of the Jewish people. While far from ... revealed his laws and commandments to them in the form of the Torah. Jewish ...32 KB (4,804 words) - 20:55, 4 October 2022
- reigning from 75 B.C.E. until her death in 67 B.C.E. A supporter of a ... as Jannaeus brutally suppressed them in favor of the Sadduucean nobility. ...10 KB (1,574 words) - 01:53, 23 December 2022
- :In keeping with, and seeking to respect the sacred in the tradition ... binding on non-Jews. These laws are listed in the Talmud and elucidated by ...22 KB (3,451 words) - 09:58, 11 March 2023
- to the exegesis of biblically-related Jewish law. Jewish tradition allows a ... of rabbinical midrash first began to emerge in the late second century C.E ...16 KB (2,400 words) - 17:34, 9 November 2022
- to an action being intrinsically wrong as in deontological theories. The ... to 'love thy neighbour' taught in the Bible. He believed that ...14 KB (2,274 words) - 22:41, 29 January 2023
- linguistics, Halakha (Jewish religious law), and Jewish philosophy. Saadia ... Saadia was born in Dilaz, in upper Egypt in 882 c.e.. The name "Saadia ...22 KB (3,468 words) - 18:29, 22 December 2022
- the traditional Jewish version of the Torah in its alphabet, linguistic usage ... The Samaritans share with Jews a belief in the Torah and its laws ...12 KB (1,793 words) - 22:25, 26 September 2023
- Virginity is a term used to describe the state of never having engaged ... experiences has been held as the standard in most cultures. The world's ...20 KB (2,940 words) - 20:34, 3 May 2023
- texts that serve a variety of purposes in the individual and collective ... Around the world, scriptures are held in the highest regard and often ...38 KB (5,920 words) - 17:30, 25 January 2023
- (c. 50–135 C.E.). He was a great authority in the matter of Jewish tradition ... Akiva set the standard of Judaism's strong yet flexible adherence ...23 KB (3,911 words) - 07:17, 16 June 2023
- a rabbi and Jewish religious authority born in Jerusalem sometime before 70 ... The Tannaim were rabbinic sages in Judaism, who over a period of 130 ...20 KB (3,151 words) - 09:06, 30 December 2021
- is a member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi in the Jewish tradition. The Levites ... refuge, and served as judges and educators. In return, the members of the ...21 KB (3,292 words) - 22:17, 25 October 2022
- including washing but also tasks like oral hygiene, and shaving. It is ... Ablutions of one sort or another are practiced in nearly every religious ...20 KB (3,118 words) - 04:49, 14 June 2023
- the most important scriptural writings of Judaism, which constitute the Torah ... * Genesis (בראשית, Bereshit: "In the beginning…") ...20 KB (3,080 words) - 07:22, 23 November 2022
- In biblical scholarship, the documentary hypothesis proposes that ... which had two further major edits, resulting in sub-texts known as Dtr1 and Dtr2) ...17 KB (2,550 words) - 16:34, 29 January 2024
- is derived from biblical commandments found in the books of Numbers and Deuteronomy ... In Orthodox Judaism, tzitzit (plural: tzitzyot) are worn only by men ...20 KB (3,211 words) - 00:42, 3 May 2023
- His most famous work, the Kuzari, defended Judaism against philosophy, saying ... attributed to him; many of these are used in Jewish liturgical services ...27 KB (4,480 words) - 20:50, 4 October 2022
- to three sister monotheistic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam ... while his son Ishmael (Isma'il) is seen in Muslim tradition as the ancestor ...30 KB (4,716 words) - 23:04, 8 April 2021
- He is widely known to scholars of Judaism as the Maharal of Prague ... The Maharal is famously associated with the legend of the golem, in ...15 KB (2,368 words) - 20:52, 4 October 2022
- the Exodus and later settling among them in the tribal areas of Judah and ... The Kenites first appear in the Bible in the time of Abraham as occupying ...12 KB (1,877 words) - 17:23, 5 October 2022
- Hasidic Judaism (also Chasidic, among others, from the Hebrew: חסידות ... and the dryness of contemporary rabbinic Judaism, which focused on strictly ...28 KB (4,280 words) - 08:41, 20 January 2024
- Torah, and Tanakh (Hebrew Bible). Born in Troyes, Rashi traveled while ... Acclaimed for his ability to present the basic meaning of the texts ...21 KB (3,376 words) - 17:23, 16 April 2023
- and arché meaning rule) refers to a society in which male members predominate ... around the world, and at different times in history, have attempted to ...28 KB (4,138 words) - 18:57, 23 March 2023
- Category:Law Lex Talionis (Latin for "law of retaliation") is the principle ...29 KB (4,671 words) - 22:22, 25 October 2022
- In religious discourse, Inclusivism designates a particular theological ... All religions provide a sense of community to their followers, in ...21 KB (3,342 words) - 22:00, 4 February 2023
- precise letter-text of the biblical books in Judaism, as well as their vocalization ... little from the text generally accepted in the early second century, it ...26 KB (4,162 words) - 16:18, 7 November 2022
- Ibn Hazm (November 7, 994 – August 15, 1064 456 AH) in full Abū ... historian, jurist and theologian born in Córdoba, present day Spain ...15 KB (2,253 words) - 13:25, 4 February 2023
- tzavah, "command") is a word used in Judaism to refer to the commandments ... The word "Mitzvah" is also used in the context of a coming ...49 KB (8,351 words) - 19:22, 9 November 2022
- Creation is a theological notion or position in many religions or ... quot; is part of the purpose of creation in all religions. That purpose ...31 KB (4,834 words) - 01:16, 7 April 2022
- A catechism (κατηχητικός in Greek) is a summary or exposition ... faith over the ages, containing great wisdom in concise format. ...21 KB (3,269 words) - 17:53, 30 November 2023
- Sinai, provided the them with the Mosaic Law, or Torah, including the Ten ... the true name of God, and he is honored in Jewish tradition as a person ...40 KB (6,642 words) - 20:52, 26 August 2020
- ) is a term used in a variety of different contexts. Originally, the ... was used pejoratively to describe the books in the Roman Catholic canon that ...29 KB (4,388 words) - 06:03, 11 August 2023
- were given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai in two stone tablets. ... Upon these tablets were listed ten ethical precepts that are listed ...37 KB (5,883 words) - 02:58, 19 April 2023
- believe that the Torah ("Divine Law") contains deeper, hidden ... Historically, the term Kabbalah was first used in Jewish Talmudic ...68 KB (10,629 words) - 21:49, 4 October 2022
- to re-formulate psychological theories in accordance with Marxist thinking ... In the latter part of the twentieth century, his theories became widely ...23 KB (3,329 words) - 11:00, 7 March 2023
- linguistic group with populations primarily in eastern and southern Afghanistan ... Their unified modern past began with the rise of the Durrani Empire ...61 KB (8,656 words) - 18:55, 23 March 2023
- Deuteronomy is the fifth book of the Hebrew Bible. It is part of Judaism ... your strength, (Deut. 6:5) taught by Jesus in the New Testament. It is also ...25 KB (3,999 words) - 07:26, 17 November 2023
