Encyclopedia - Heaven: Encyclopedia - Heaven
Heaven is an afterlife concept found in many religions or spiritual philosophies. Those who believe in heaven generally hold that it (or ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judaism And Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Judaism And Christianity - Heaven And Hell
Judaism is largely unconcerned with the problem of death or an afterlife; the Biblical book of Ecclesiastes states that death is final; t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heaven: Encyclopedia Ii - Heaven - Conceptions
While there are abundant and varied sources for conceptions of Heaven, the typical believer's view appears to depend largely on his parti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In China: Encyclopedia - Religion In China
Life in the People's Republic of China A wide variety of religions have been practiced in China since the beginning of its history. Templ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kingdom Of Heaven: Encyclopedia - Kingdom Of Heaven
The Kingdom of Heaven (or the Kingdom of God, Greek βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ basileia tou theou) is a key concept in both Judai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judaism And Christianity: Encyclopedia - Judaism And Christianity
The article Judaism and Christianity compares and contrasts two closely related Abrahamic religions that are in some ways parallel to eac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Metatron: Encyclopedia - Metatron
Metatron (alternate spelling: Metraton, sometimes referred to as the Latin Metator) is the name of an angel in Judaism and some branches ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Fundamentalism: Encyclopedia - Jewish Fundamentalism
The term Jewish fundamentalism is used to refer to religious fundamentalist religious beliefs among Jews. The term "fundamentalism" has t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sandalphon: Encyclopedia - Sandalphon
Sandalphon (in Greek: Σανδαλφών) is an archangel in some Jewish (especially rabbinic) and Christian writings. Sandalphon - Meani...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biblical Cosmology: Encyclopedia - Biblical Cosmology
The Bible says very little about cosmology, such as the position of the earth in the universe, the nature of the fixed stars and planets,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Masorti: Encyclopedia - Masorti
The Masorti movement is the name given to Conservative Judaism in the State of Israel. It is also the name used by many Conservative Jews...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judaism And Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Judaism And Christianity - Judgement
Both Christianity and Judaism believe in some form of judgement. The Christian view is very well defined - every human is a sinner, and n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judaism And Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Judaism And Christianity - The Nature Of Religion: National Versus Universal
Judaism does not characterize itself as a religion so much as a way of life (although one can speak of the Jewish religion and religious ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judaism And Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Judaism And Christianity - Mutual Views
In addition to each having varied views on the other as a religion, there has also been a long and often painful history of conflict, per...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judaism And Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Judaism And Christianity - The Messiah
Jews believe that a descendant of King David will one day appear to restore the Kingdom of Israel. Jews refer to this person as Moshiach,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judaism And Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Judaism And Christianity - Love
Love is a central value in both Judaism and Christianity. In Jesus and Yahweh: The Names Divine, literary critic Harold Bloom argues that...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In China: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In China - Judaism
Main article: Judaism in China During the Tang Dynasty (7-10 cent. CE) or earlier, small groups of Jews settled in China. The most promin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In China: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In China - Buddhism
Main article: Buddhism in China Buddhism was introduced from India during the Han dynasty and has been very popular among Chinese of all ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In China: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In China - Islam
Main article: Islam in China Islam was introduced into China via the Silk Road in the 7th century. It is now practised by a estimated 3% ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In China: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In China - Christianity
Main article: Christianity in China Some consider the first entry of Christianity into China was the introduction of Nestorianism spread ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In China: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In China - Mainland China
The People's Republic of China was established in 1949 and for much of its early history maintained a hostile attitude toward religion wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In China: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In China - Taoism
Main article: Taoism Taoism is the organized, indigenous religion of China and is traditionally dated to 142 C.E. with the founding of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judaism And Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Judaism And Christianity - Evangelism
Judaism is not an evangelistic religion. Orthodox Judaism in fact deliberately makes it very difficult to convert and become a Jew, and r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judaism And Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Judaism And Christianity - Faith Versus Good Deeds
Judaism teaches that the purpose of the Torah is to show that good deeds are considered in holiness as much or even more important than b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judaism And Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Judaism And Christianity - Understanding Of The Bible
Jews and Christians seek authority from many of the same basic books, but they conceive of these books in significantly different ways. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judaism And Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Judaism And Christianity - War Violence And Pacifism
Jews and Christians accept as valid and binding many of the same moral principles taught in the Torah. There is a great deal of overlap b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judaism And Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Judaism And Christianity - Raison D'être Of The Religion
Each religion has a mythos, that is, an internal description of its raison d'être, its reason for being. Christianity's raison d'être i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judaism And Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Judaism And Christianity - Concepts Of God
Both Jews and Christians believe in the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, for Jews the God of the Tanakh, for Christians the God of the Ol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judaism And Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Judaism And Christianity - Abortion
Both Jews and Christians regard pregnancy as a gift from God, and hold children to be miracles. The only statements in the Tanakh (Hebrew...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judaism And Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Judaism And Christianity - Capital Punishment
Although the Jewish bible has many references to capital punishment, in fact very early on, the Jewish sages and rabbis used their author...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judaism And Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Judaism And Christianity - Sin And Original Sin
In both religions, one's offenses against the will of God are called sin (in Christianity the full name is "actual sin"). These sins can ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In China: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In China - Recent Sects
Religion in China - Falun Gong. Main article: Falun Gong Religion in China - Way of Former Heaven. Main article: Way of Former Heaven...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judeo-christian: Encyclopedia Ii - Judeo-christian - Source Of The Term
Christianity emerged from Judaism in the century after the death of Herod the Great. Christians brought from Judaism its scriptures; fund...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judeo-christian: Encyclopedia Ii - Judeo-christian - Source Of The Term
Christianity emerged from Judaism in the century after the death of Herod the Great. Christians brought from Judaism its scriptures; fund...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Raphael Archangel: Encyclopedia Ii - Raphael Archangel - Raphael In Angelology And The Occult
According to the occultist, Johannes Trithemius (1462–1516), Raphael is one of the 7 angels of the Apocalypse and numbered among the 10...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Afterlife: Encyclopedia Ii - Afterlife - Afterlife As Reward Or Punishment
One notion of afterlife which is common to Judaism (see the afterlife and olam haba ["world to come"] ), most sects of Christianity, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chokhmah Kabbalah: Encyclopedia Ii - Chokhmah Kabbalah - Numerology
Chokhmah = 73 (the 22nd prime number). In ordinal numbering, Chokhmah = 37 (the middle point of 73; the 13th prime number). In small numb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Enoch Ancestor Of Noah: Encyclopedia Ii - Enoch Ancestor Of Noah - Enoch As A Man Rewarded For Piety
In classical Rabbinical literature, there are divergent opinions of Enoch. After Christianity and Judaism had completely separated, the p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messiah: Encyclopedia Ii - Messiah - In Islam
Main articles: Isa, Mahdi, and Muhammad al-Mahdi In the Qur'an, the scripture of Islam, Isa (Jesus) is described as a Prophet of God as w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Second Coming: Encyclopedia Ii - Second Coming - Christianity
The vast majority of those self-identified as Christians look forward to the second coming or second advent of Jesus Christ. Across the m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Second Coming: Encyclopedia Ii - Second Coming - Christianity
The vast majority of those self-identified as Christians look forward to the second coming or second advent of Jesus Christ. Across the m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samael: Encyclopedia Ii - Samael - In Judaism
In Jewish lore, he is said to be the Angel of Death, the chief ruler of the Seventh Heaven, one of the seven regents of the world served ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity And World Religions: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity And World Religions - Relationship With Islam
Islam shares a number of beliefs with Christianity. They share similar views on monotheism, judgment, heaven, hell, spirits, angels, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In Israel: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In Israel - Islam In Israel
Israel is home to Islam's third holiest site or shrine after those in Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia: The Haram al Sharif (Temple Mount...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eye Of A Needle: Encyclopedia Ii - Eye Of A Needle - Christianity
"The eye of a needle" is part of a phrase attributed to Jesus by the synoptic gospels: ...I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Temple In Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Temple In Jerusalem - Rebuilding The Temple Today
The Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque have been built on the site of the destroyed Jewish Temples many centuries after the destruction ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Perspectives On Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Perspectives On Jesus - Christianity
Most groups identifying themselves as Christians believe Jesus was God Incarnate (God who took on human nature and human flesh, the secon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sabbath Breaking: Encyclopedia Ii - Sabbath Breaking - Additional Biblical Quotes
The Fourth Commandment states (Exodus 20:8-11): Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy wo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Perspectives On Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Perspectives On Jesus - Christianity
Most groups identifying themselves as Christians believe Jesus was God Incarnate (God who took on human nature and human flesh, the secon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity And Anti-semitism: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity And Anti-semitism - Reasons That Anti-semitism Continued
The isolation of Jews as a special case may be a partial cause of both beneficial and detrimental special treatment of the Jews. This spe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Khazars: Encyclopedia Ii - Khazars - Khazar Religion
Khazars - Turkic shamanism. Originally, the Khazars practiced traditional Turkic shamanism, focused on the sky god Tengri, but were hea...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Paradise: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Paradise
Paradise [from Greek paradeisos from Old Persian pairidaeza from Sanskrit paradesa region beyond]   Applied in Persian and Greek ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Elohim: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Elohim
Elohim 'elohim (Hebrew) (from 'eloah goddess + im masculine plural ending)   The monotheistic proclivities, not only of the Jews ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Belial: Encyclopedia Ii - Belial - In Christianity
In early Christian writings, Belial was identified first with an angel of confusion and lust, created after Lucifer. Paradoxically, some ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Belial: Encyclopedia Ii - Belial - In Fiction
Belial (or a likeness thereof) figures in many works of fiction, both medieval and modern. Among these are: Belial - Medieval fiction an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Belial: Encyclopedia Ii - Belial - In Christianity
In early Christian writings, Belial was identified first with an angel of confusion and lust, created after Lucifer. Paradoxically, some ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kingdom Of Heaven: Encyclopedia Ii - Kingdom Of Heaven - The Kingdom In Christian Thought
The idea of God's Kingdom is found predominantly in the New Testament, specifically the Synoptic Gospels. The kingdom is a spiritual king...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Fundamentalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Fundamentalism - Beliefs
Orthodox Judaism is characterized by a fervent belief in the divine origin of the Torah (i.e., that the five books of Moses were literall...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biblical Cosmology: Encyclopedia Ii - Biblical Cosmology - The Bible And The Big Bang
Current scientific views of the Big Bang basically say that the universe had a specific beginning, starting incredibly small and massivel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kingdom Of Heaven: Encyclopedia Ii - Kingdom Of Heaven - The Kingdom In Christian Thought
The idea of God's Kingdom is found predominately in the New Testament, specifically the Synoptic Gospels. The Kingdom of God is a term us...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Revelation: Encyclopedia Ii - Revelation - Aristotelian Rationalism
The neo-Aristotelian philosophers of the medieval era held that revelation was the discovery of absolute truths about God, man, and man's...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sandalphon: Encyclopedia Ii - Sandalphon - Sandalphon The Angel
Sandalphon - Origin. Some of the earliest sources on Sandalphon refer to him as the prophet Elijah transfigured and elevated to angelic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Perspectives On Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Perspectives On Jesus - Judaism
Main articles: Jewish view of Jesus, Comparing and contrasting Judaism and Christianity, Judaism and Christianity, and Jewish Messiah Adh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Judaism - Introduction
According to both traditional Judaism and modern scholars, a number of qualities distinguish Judaism from the other religions that existe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity And World Religions: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity And World Religions - Possible Relationship With Zoroastrianism Through Judaism
Some scholars[1] believe the eschatology of Judaism and possibly the idea of monotheism originated in Zoroastrianism, and may have been t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity And World Religions: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity And World Religions - Relationship With Judaism
Historically, the relationship between Judaism and Christianity has been strained, to say the least. In the past, Christians were often t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Afterlife: Encyclopedia Ii - Afterlife - Related Studies
The study of views of the afterlife is a concern of Eschatology, which deals with the soul, the resurrection of the dead, the messianic e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biblical Cosmology: Encyclopedia Ii - Biblical Cosmology - Stars As The Hosts Of Heaven
Several Biblical passages refer to “hosts” around God and in the heights above. This phrase is commonly taken to refer to angels or o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Enoch Ancestor Of Noah: Encyclopedia Ii - Enoch Ancestor Of Noah - Enoch As A Victim Of The Angel Of Death
In Islamic traditions, there are varying accounts of Enoch's "death", which are thought to possibly contain traces of lost aggadahs. One ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Symbolism: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Symbolism - The Priests
The Hebrew for priest is Kohen; the Kohanim (plural) mediated between God and man by offering sacrifices, and by other services in the Te...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Perspectives On Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Perspectives On Jesus - Judaism
Adherents of Judaism do not believe that Jesus was the Messiah, and reject all claimed Messiahs, holding that the world is not redeemed y...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Revelation: Encyclopedia Ii - Revelation - Non-verbal Propositional
One school of thought holds that revelation is non-verbal and non-literal, yet it may have propositional content. People were divinely in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Revelation: Encyclopedia Ii - Revelation - Existentialism
In the 20th century, religious existentialists proposed that revelation held no content in of itself; rather, they hold that God inspired...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Eschatology - Final Judgment
Main article: Last Judgment Following the resurrection of the dead, Christians anticipate that Christ will personally judge the living an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Views Of Astrology: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Views Of Astrology - Rabbinic Rejection Of Astrology
In early classical rabbinic works written in the land of Israel (Jerusalem Talmud and Palestinian midrash compilations) astrologers are k...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Perspectives On Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Perspectives On Jesus - Islam
In Islam, Jesus is known as Isa and is one of God's highest-ranked and most-beloved prophets, specifically sent to guide the Children of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jacob Frank: Encyclopedia Ii - Jacob Frank - Historical Background
The spread of Frank's messianic movement (1760-1770) occurred in the period following the killing of the Jews in the days of Bohdan Chmie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mormonism And Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Mormonism And Judaism - Mormons And Israel
Mormons, as a whole, are largely pro-Israel. Mormons, as well as many Jews, are also in favor of coexistence in the Holy Land. The LDS pe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demonology: Encyclopedia Ii - Demonology - Christian Demonology
The most extensive exposition of Christian demonology are Heinrich Kramer's Malleus Maleficarum—once thought to have been co-written by...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Deity: Encyclopedia Ii - Deity - Relation With Humanity
Some are thought to be invisible or inaccessible to humans— to dwell mainly in otherworldly, remote or secluded and holy places, such a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Merkabah: Encyclopedia Ii - Merkabah - History
The earliest merkabah speculations were exegetical expositions of the prophetic visions of God in the heavens, and the divine retinue of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abrahamic Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Abrahamic Religion - Afterlife
Most Abrahamic religions agree that a human being comprises the body, which dies, and the soul, which need not do so. The soul, capable o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mormonism And Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Mormonism And Judaism - Mormon Claims Of House Of Israel Descent
Mormons consider themselves to be the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (who was also known as "Israel") or adopted into the House...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Afterlife: Encyclopedia Ii - Afterlife - Afterlife As Reincarnation
Another afterlife concept which is found among Hindus, Buddhists, and Wiccans is reincarnation, whether as humans, animals, or as spiritu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Metatron: Encyclopedia Ii - Metatron - Metatron's Cube
Each of the thirteen circles (referred to as 'nodes') is connected to each other node with a single line, creating a total of seventy-eig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 39 Categories Of Activity: Encyclopedia Ii - 39 Categories Of Activity - Origins Of The 39 Categories From The Torah
The concluding instructions for the Tabernacle's construction are stated at the end of the Book of Exodus, chapter 31 [1], and in that sa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Righteousness: Encyclopedia Ii - Righteousness - Righteousness In The New Testament
The New Testament continues the Hebrew Bible's tradition of the ethical (1 Thessalonians 2:10) and legal (1 Corinthians 4:4) aspects of r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Belial: Encyclopedia Ii - Belial - In Judaism
In the Old Testament, Belial is mentioned several times, referring to him as father of pagan nations, rivers of destruction, rivers of de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kippah: Encyclopedia Ii - Kippah - Etymology
In Hebrew, the word kippah means dome, but the etymology of yarmulke is not clear. Some linguists (e.g. Max Vasmer) maintain that the Yid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Second Coming: Encyclopedia Ii - Second Coming - Rastafari
The Rastafari movement believes Haile Selassie is the second coming. He both embodied this when he became Emperor of Ethiopia, but is als...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eleazar Kalir: Encyclopedia Ii - Eleazar Kalir - Sources And Style
Kalir was the first to embellish the entire liturgy with a series of hymns whose essential element was the Haggadah. He drew his material...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Eschatology - The Afterlife And Olam Haba The World To Come
Although Judaism concentrates on the importance of the Earthly world, all of classical Judaism posits an afterlife. Jewish tradition affi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fallen Angel: Encyclopedia Ii - Fallen Angel - Reasons For Their Fall
There are a number of beliefs regarding fallen angels. Many focus on issues of free will, lust, pride, or the incomprehensibility of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fallen Angel: Encyclopedia Ii - Fallen Angel - Reasons For Their Fall
There are a number of beliefs regarding fallen angels. Many focus on issues of free will, lust, pride, or the incomprehensibility of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heaven: Encyclopedia Ii - Heaven - Heaven In Protestant Christianity
Historically, Christianity has been divided over how people gain entry into Heaven. From the 16th to the late 19th century, Christendom w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heaven: Encyclopedia Ii - Heaven - Location
The idea of Heaven as a physical place has existed since the dawn of religion and human civilization. In some early religions (such as th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heaven: Encyclopedia Ii - Heaven - Heaven In Roman Catholicism
In Roman Catholicism Heaven is the Physical Realm of God, the Mother of God, the Angels, and the Saints. Upon dying, the soul goes to wha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heaven: Encyclopedia Ii - Heaven - Heaven In Hinduism
In Hinduism, with it's emphasis on reincarnation, the concept of Heaven is not as prominent. While heaven is temporary (until the next bi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heaven: Encyclopedia Ii - Heaven - Heaven In The Bahá'í Faith
For Bahá'ís, entry into the next life has the potential to bring great joy. Bahá'u'lláh likened death to the process of birth. He exp...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap V - H
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages V - H . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. &...   » Read the article