Encyclopedia - Sin: Encyclopedia Ii - Sin - Christian Views Of Sin
Sin - In General. In Western Christianity, sin is often viewed as a legal infraction or contract violation, and so salvation tends to b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sin: Encyclopedia Ii - Sin - Muslim Views Of Sin
Islam sees sin (dhanb ذنب) as anything that goes against the will of Allah. Muslims believe that God is angered by sin and punishes so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sin: Encyclopedia Ii - Sin - Atheist Views Of Sin
To the atheist, the concept of sin isn't very useful; human behavior is not regulated by "commandments" given from above, but by moral st...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sin: Encyclopedia - Sin
Sin has been a term most usually used in a religious context, and today describes any lack of conformity to the will of God; especially, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atonement: Encyclopedia - Atonement
The Atonement is the central doctrine of Christianity: everything else derives from it. It is reconciliation with God, of people who have...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Original Sin: Encyclopedia - Original Sin
This article is about sinfulness. For the movie, see Original Sin (movie) Original sin is usually understood of the condition of sinfulne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Purgatory: Encyclopedia - Purgatory
The term purgatory is generally defined as "the means by which the elect reach perfection before entering into the Kingdom of Heaven". Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Principles Of Faith: Encyclopedia - Jewish Principles Of Faith
There are a number of basic Jewish principles of faith that one is expected to uphold in order to be said to be in consonance with the Je...   » 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 - Sacrifice: Encyclopedia - Sacrifice
Sacrifice (from a Middle English verb meaning 'to make sacred', from Old French, from Latin sacrificium : sacer, sacred; sacred + fa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Satan: Encyclopedia - Satan
Satan (שָׂטָן Standard Hebrew Satan, Greek and Latin Sátanas, Tiberian Hebrew Śāṭān; Aramaic שִׂטְנָא Śaṭanâ: bot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judaism: Encyclopedia - Judaism
Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people. It is one of the first recorded monotheistic faiths and one of the oldest religious traditi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abrahamic Religion: Encyclopedia - Abrahamic Religion
All the Abrahamic religions are derived to some extent from Judaism as practiced in ancient kingdoms of Israel and Judah prior to the Bab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kohen: Encyclopedia - Kohen
A Kohen (or Cohen, Hebrew "priest", pl. Kohanim or Cohanim), assumed to be a direct male descendant of the Biblical Aaron, brother of Mos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elisha Ben Abuyah: Encyclopedia - Elisha Ben Abuyah
Elisha Ben Abuyah (spelled variously, including Elisha ben Avuya) was a Jewish heretic born in Jerusalem sometime before 70. At one time ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Merit: Encyclopedia - Merit
Merit (Latin meritum), in general, is understood to be that property of a good work which entitles the doer to receive a reward (prœmium...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hell: Encyclopedia - Hell
Hell is, according to many religious beliefs, a place or a state of painful suffering. The English word 'hell' comes from the Teutonic 'H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Harrowing Of Hell: Encyclopedia - Harrowing Of Hell
The Harrowing of Hell is the traditional English name in Christian theology for an event affirmed in the Apostles' Creed, which says Jesu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prophet: Encyclopedia - Prophet
A prophet is a person who is believed to communicate with God, or with a deity. Prophets claim to speak for God (or the gods), with the p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paul Of Tarsus: Encyclopedia - Paul Of Tarsus
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Theodicy: Encyclopedia - Theodicy
Theodicy is a branch of theology that studies how the existence of a good or benevolent God is reconciled with the existence of evil. An ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - A Course In Miracles: Encyclopedia - A Course In Miracles
A Course In Miracles (ACIM) is a self-study book of "spiritual psychotherapy" that was "scribed" by Dr. Helen Schucman. The book, often r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity: Encyclopedia - Christianity
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sabbath: Encyclopedia - Sabbath
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reincarnation: Encyclopedia - Reincarnation
Reincarnation, as a doctrine or mystical belief, holds the notion that one's 'Spirit' ('Soul' depending on interpretation), 'Higher or Tr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Origen: Encyclopedia - Origen
Origen (ca. 182–ca. 251) was a Christian scholar and theologian and one of the most distinguished of the Fathers of the early Christian...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 613 Mitzvot: Encyclopedia - 613 Mitzvot
613 mitzvot (or 613 Commandments. Hebrew: תרי"ג מצוות transliterated as Taryag mitzvot; TaRYaG is the acronym for the numeric va...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Book Of Mormon: Encyclopedia - Book Of Mormon
The Book of Mormon is one of four sacred texts of Mormonism, which also include the Bible, Pearl of Great Price, and Doctrine and Covenan...   » 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 - 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 - Lamb Of God: Encyclopedia Ii - Lamb Of God - Background
To fully understand the Biblical significance of the title, it must be understood in the context of earlier lamb symbolism. The blood of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Original Sin: Encyclopedia Ii - Original Sin - The Original Sin The Fall
Original sin - Classical Biblical and Orthodox Jewish view. Adam's sin, as recounted in the Book of Genesis is sometimes called in Hebr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Principles Of Faith: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Principles Of Faith - Jewish Principles Of Faith
Jewish principles of faith - Monotheism. Judaism is based on a strict unitarian monotheism, the belief in one God. The prayer par excel...   » 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 - Priestly Code: Encyclopedia Ii - Priestly Code - Modifications
According to critical scholarship, the entire Priestly Code is a later addition, within the Priestly Source, to the earlier Holiness Code...   » 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 - 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 - Satan: Encyclopedia Ii - Satan - In Rabbinic Literature
Early rabbinic Jewish statements in the Mishnah and Talmud show that Satan played little or no role in Jewish theology. In the course of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Satan: Encyclopedia Ii - Satan - In The Hebrew Apocrypha
In Wisdom ii. 24 Satan is represented, with reference to Gen. iii., as the father of all lies, who brought death into the world; he is ap...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elisha Ben Abuyah: Encyclopedia Ii - Elisha Ben Abuyah - The Talmudic Explanation
The dualism with which the Talmud charges him has led some scholars to see here Persian, Gnostic, or even Philonian dualism. The Jewish E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Jesus - Religious Perspectives
Jesus has an important role in the two world religions, Christianity and Islam. Most other religions, however, do not consider Jesus to h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Jesus - Religious Perspectives
Jesus has an important role in two religions, Christianity and Islam. Most other religions, however, do not consider Jesus to have been a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Legalism Theology: Encyclopedia Ii - Legalism Theology - In Later Christian Theology
In Protestant, Evangelical, Christian theology, especially in popular versions of the same, the charge of legalism is an accusation of ig...   » 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 - Satan: Encyclopedia Ii - Satan - In The Hebrew Bible
In the Hebrew Bible, Satan is to be better understood as an "accuser" or "adversary" than as an embodiment of "evil." The term is applied...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Priestly Code: Encyclopedia Ii - Priestly Code - Composition
It is evident that rules of priestly procedure must have accompanied the institution of the priesthood, and in the earliest of times, bef...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paul Of Tarsus: Encyclopedia Ii - Paul Of Tarsus - Alternative Views
Paul of Tarsus - Christianity as mystery religion. In his books The Mythmaker and Paul and Hellenism, Talmudic scholar Hyam Maccoby pro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paul Of Tarsus: Encyclopedia Ii - Paul Of Tarsus - Alternative Views
Paul of Tarsus - Christianity as mystery religion. In his books The Mythmaker and Paul and Hellenism, Talmudic scholar Hyam Maccoby pro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - A Course In Miracles: Encyclopedia Ii - A Course In Miracles - Comparisons Of Acim To Other Spiritual Belief Systems
A Course In Miracles - Comparison of ACIM to Christianity. According to the historical theological roots of most Christian denominatio...   » 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 - Prophet: Encyclopedia Ii - Prophet - Christian Concepts Of A Prophet
Christians believe a prophet is a person who speaks for God, in the name of God, and who carries God's message to others. Some Christian ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prophet: Encyclopedia Ii - Prophet - Christian Concepts Of A Prophet
Christians believe a prophet is a person who speaks for God, in the name of God, and who carries God's message to others. Some Christian ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abrahamic Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Abrahamic Religion - Worship
Worship, ceremonies, and religion-related customs differ substantially between the various Abrahamic religions. Among the few similaritie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sabbath: Encyclopedia Ii - Sabbath - Arguments Used Against Sabbath Observance
Some Christian theologians use Colossians 2:14-17 to show that Sabbath observance for Christians has been abolished — "Blotting out the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sabbath: Encyclopedia Ii - Sabbath - Points Used Against Sabbath Observance
Some Christian theologians use Colossians 2:14-17 to show that Sabbath observance for Christians has been abolished — "Blotting out the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Merit: Encyclopedia Ii - Merit - Catholic Doctrine
As the main purpose of this article is to vindicate the Catholic doctrine of the meritoriousness of good works, the subject is treated un...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Priestly Code: Encyclopedia Ii - Priestly Code - Constituent Parts
Although several of the portions of the code form the bulk of Leviticus, there are several laws which appear in several other places in t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Religious Topics: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Religious Topics - List Of Lists
Ayyavazhi Religion - Bible stories - Biblical names - Born-again Christian laypeople - Buddhist terms and concepts - Cathedrals - Ch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kohen: Encyclopedia Ii - Kohen - The High Priest
Kohen - Biblical data. Aaron, though he is but rarely called "the great priest," being generally simply designated "as ha-kohen" (the p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Theodicy: Encyclopedia Ii - Theodicy - Analysis Of These Solutions
The following are detailed analyses of the above stated solutions. Theodicy - The free will theodicy. Assume that both God and Man poss...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Jesus - Life And Teachings Based Upon The Gospels
Jesus - Chronology. Main article: Chronology of Jesus The most detailed accounts of Jesus' birth are contained in the Gospel of Matth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reincarnation: Encyclopedia Ii - Reincarnation - Reincarnation In Various Religions, Traditions And Philosophies
Reincarnation - Eastern religions and traditions. In India this doctrine was thoroughly established from ancient times. While metempsy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reincarnation: Encyclopedia Ii - Reincarnation - Reincarnation In Various Religions Traditions And Philosophies
Reincarnation - Eastern religions and traditions. In India this doctrine was thoroughly established from ancient times. While metempsy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mormonism And Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Mormonism And Judaism - Comparison Between Mormonism And Judaism
Mormonism and Judaism - Nature of God. Although monotheism is a fundamental tenet of Judaism, the Jewish religion arose and was codifie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sin: Encyclopedia Ii - Sin - Etymology
The English word sin derives from Old English synn. The same root appears in several other Germanic languages, e.g. Old Norse synd, or Ge...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sin: Encyclopedia Ii - Sin - Jewish Views Of Sin
Judaism regards the violation of divine commandments to be a sin. Judaism uses this term to include violations of Jewish law that are not...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sin: Encyclopedia Ii - Sin - Hindu Views Of Sin
In Hinduism, the term sin or pavam is often used to describe actions that create negative karma. Sin, in Hinduism, besides creating negat...   » Read the article

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