Judaism (from Latin: Iudaismus, derived from Greek Ἰουδαϊσμός, originally from Hebrew יהודה, Yehudah, “Judah”; in Hebrew: יהדות, Yahadut, the distinctive characteristics of the Judean ethnos) encompasses the religion, philosophy, culture and way of life of the Jewish people. Judaism is an ancient monotheistic religion, with the Torah as its foundational
- October 21, 2015
Islam (Arabic: الإسلام, al-ʾIslām) is a monotheistic and Abrahamic religion based upon the Qur’an, a religious text considered by its adherents to be the verbatim Word of GOD (in Arabic language: ALLAH), and, for the vast majority of adherents, by the teachings and normative example (called the Sunnah, composed of
- October 21, 2015
At first glance it looks like the set of a James Bond movie — a seemingly impregnable mountain base packed full of uniformed men and sinister-looking missiles on their launch vehicles parked along a long tunnel buried deep underground. But this is in fact a real-life missile facility in Iran,
- October 15, 2015
Within Jerusalem’s holiest site, known as the Temple Mount to Jews and the Noble Sanctuary to Muslims, lies a historical question about what may be the world’s most contested piece of real estate. The question, which many books and scholarly treatises have never definitively answered, is where on the 37-acre
- October 9, 2015
Introduction Thomas Aquinas, (Italian: Tommaso d’Aquino, lit. ‘Thomas of Aquino; 1225 – 7 March 1274), was an Italian Dominican friar, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church. He was an immensely influential philosopher, theologian, and jurist in the tradition of scholasticism, within which he is also known as the Doctor Angelicus and the
- October 8, 2015
The Quran (Arabic: القرآن al-qur’ān, literally meaning “the Recitation”; also romanized Qurʾan or Koran) is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims believe to be a revelation from GOD (Arabic: الله, ALLAH). It is widely regarded as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language. Quranic chapters are
- October 8, 2015
The Tanakh (Hebrew: תַּנַ”ךְ, pronounced [taˈnaχ] or [təˈnax]; also Tenakh, Tenak, Tanach) or Mikra is the canon of the Hebrew Bible. The traditional Hebrew text is known as the Masoretic Text. Tanakh is an acronym of the first Hebrew letter of each of the Masoretic Text’s three traditional subdivisions: Torah
- October 8, 2015
Apocrypha are works, usually written works, that are of unknown authorship, or of doubtful authenticity, or spurious, or not considered to be within a particular canon. The word is properly treated as a plural, but in common usage is often singular. In the context of the Jewish and Christian Bibles,
- October 7, 2015
Washington – Russia launched a naval bombardment Wednesday of ISIS targets in Syria, a senior Russian official said, ramping up a newly muscular presence in the Middle East. Four Russian ships fired 26 missiles into Syria, hitting 11 targets, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told President Vladimir Putin during a
- October 7, 2015
35 Lead me in the path of your commandments, for I desire it. 36 Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to the monetary gain. 37 Turn my eyes from seeing vanities, in Your Way sustain me.
- October 7, 2015
The Bible (from Koine Greek τὰ βιβλία, tà Biblía, “the Books”) is a collection of texts sacred in Judaism and Christianity. There is no single canonical “Bible”: many Bibles have evolved, with overlapping and diverging contents. Various religious traditions have produced different recensions with different selections of Texts. These do
- October 6, 2015
Russian planes in Syria “violated Turkish air space” the news agency currently tell us. But an earlier report shows that this claim may well be wrong and that the U.S. pushes Turkey to release such propaganda. Reuters (Mon Oct 5, 2015 7:54am BST): Turkey says Russian warplane violated its airspace
- October 5, 2015
Blood Moon is sometimes used to describe 4 total lunar eclipses that occur in a row. The term may have also come from the reddish glow a full Moon can take on when the Earth casts its shadow on it and eclipses it. Lunar Tetrad Total lunar eclipses do not
- September 28, 2015
Abrahamic religions are monotheistic religions of West Asian origin, emphasizing and tracing their common origin to Abraham (in Hebrew “Avraham” אַבְרָהָם, “Father of many” ; in Arabic “Ibrahim” ابراهيم), recognizing a spiritual tradition identified with him. They comprise one of the major divisions in comparative religion, along with Indian and
- September 25, 2015
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