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Jesus in the Tanakh May 1, 2009 Professor Name World Religions Introduction The Christ of Christianity made radical claims in regards to his relationship to Judaism. Jesus was no timid Jewish rabbi. He claimed that he was the fulfillment of the entire Jewish Tanakh! Luke quotes the Christ as saying, “all things which are written about Me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” (Luke 24:44) Jesus reinterpreted Jewish symbols and re-applied them to himself.

The Tanakh, the Talmud, and the Mishnah are three very vital pieces in Judaism. They are very important collections of Scriptures that are central to the Jewish way of life and practices. The Tankakh includes the teachings and stories of Judaism; the Torah, the Book of Ruth, Ecclesiastes, et cetera. The Talmud and the Mishnah are collections of interpretations of the teachings given in the Torah and other teachings. Various rabbis give their input on what Yawheh truly meant in his commandments and

The Book of J and the Hebrew Bible, Tanakh, have glaring differences in diction, style and details presented. The tone in the Book of J is, is somewhat, dramatic while the Tanakh settles for a rather lackluster tone. The choice of words in the Book of J leads its readers to arrive at a different conclusion than they would from a reading of the Tanakh. For instance, the Book J describes that Yahweh reason for wiping out human kinds in the words, “Yahweh looked upon humans, say him growing monstrous”

Tanakh Versus The Christian’s Old Testament Often times when discussing the Old Testament it is commonly considered as synonymous to the Hebrew Bible, although there are significant difference between the two. Most Protestant versions of the Old Testament have exactly the same books as the Hebrew Bible, though in a slightly different order (Harris, 1980, p. 2). In the Jerusalem Bible, the English edition of the Old Testament, the Apocrypha are integrated with the other books of the Hebrew Bible

Comparison of Two Religions: Judaism and Christianity In this essay I will be discussing to what extent Christianity is a completely different religion from Judaism. Both religions may have similarities and differences across a variety of aspects, however this essay will focus on the belief systems of each religion. I will do this by first drawing on the similarities amongst the two religions followed by the differences. Like all Western religions, Judaism and Christianity are religions with monotheistic

Judaism and Christianity are derived from different times and places in the world. They share a lengthy past and many of the same books. However, these communities are divergent in their beliefs. The fundamental differences lie within the literary composition of each theology’s sacred texts. The shape and structure of the Jewish and Christian canons are arranged to substantiate each community’s religious beliefs. Jews and Christians arranged their canons differently to obtain a specific outcome

Pentateuch are the “five books of Moses”, these are the first five books of the Hebrew bible or Tanakh. These first five books in the bible are considered the most sacred of all scriptures. 1) The documentary hypothesis of the Pentateuch is the belief that the “five books of Moses” are actually written by at least four if not more different sources. This idea came from the many discrepancies within these books, such as in the story of Noah (flood story). Did he bring two pairs of each animal and

pbs.org, Judaism is one of the oldest monotheistic religions and believes that there is only “one God and his prophets, with special respect for Moses as the prophet to whom God gave the law.” The Jewish Tanakh is an acronym of the Torah, Nebi’im, and Ketuvim (religionfact.com/Judaism). The Tanakh is the Old testament, which took place before Jesus; Who they believe was just a normal Jew and not the son of God. The Old testament consists of five books, Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy

word "biblos or book" and became the foundation of Judaism in the Old Testament and Christianity in the New Testament. Both religions brings together a group of books that explains its history and development. The Old Testament also known as the Tanakh is the first and the oldest section

Steven Smith Anthropology 121 Ritual Observation In various cultures, heavy importance is placed on the transition from child to adult. A young person’s coming of age and the ceremonies which may follow can embody a highly important, enlightening, and maybe even confusing period of time for the person undertaking these rites of passage. This type of coming of age ceremony holds a very high importance to the followers of Judaism as it signifies the transition of a young boy into a young man