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polytheism, the belief in many gods. Polytheism characterizes virtually all religions other than Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, which share a common tradition of monotheism, the belief in one God. Zeus. Zeus hurling a thunderbolt, bronze statuette from Dodona, Greece, early 5th century bce; in the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin.
In the front of the sanctuary is a cabinet called the aron kodesh (“holy ark”), which contains the Torah scrolls, the most sacred objects in Judaism. Handwritten in Hebrew letters on parchment, each scroll contains the Five Books of Moses. The scrolls are stored in the ark and are removed only to be read during services or on other special ...
Jews believe a man called Abraham was the the first person to make a covenant with God. Abraham was a Hebrew. Jews believe God named Abraham's grandson Israel. After this, the Hebrews became known ...
Judaism (Hebrew: יהדות) is the religion of Jewish people, and also the world's second oldest Abrahamic monotheistic religion. It is almost 4,000 years old and originated in ancient Israel. It is centered around the Torah. There are about 15 million followers. They are called Jews or Jewish people. It is the second oldest monotheistic religion.
The Torah (Hebrew for “the teachings”) is the name given to the Five Books of Moses which come at the very beginning of the Bible. These books form the basis of all Jewish lawand practice. A Torah scrollis a parchment scroll on which all five books have been inscribed by a specially trained calligrapher. Torah scrolls are typically kept in ...
Subsequent to Jesus' death, his earliest followers formed an apocalyptic messianic Jewish sect during the late Second Temple period of the 1st century. Initially believing that Jesus' resurrection was the start of the end time, their beliefs soon changed in the expected Second Coming of Jesus and the start of God's Kingdom at a later point in time.
Christianity - Origins, Expansion, Reformation: Christianity began as a movement within Judaism at a period when the Jews had long been dominated culturally and politically by foreign powers and had found in their religion (rather than in their politics or cultural achievements) the linchpin of their community. From Amos (8th century bce) onward the religion of Israel was marked by tension ...
