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Judaism 2
Title: Judaism 2
Category: Law & Government / Government & Politics
Details: Words: 1156 | Pages: 4.9 (approximately 235 words/page)
Judaism 2
Judaism, the religious culture of the Jews, claims over fourteen million followers throughout the
world. It is the oldest living religion in the Western world. Historically, Judaism served as the
model for Christianity and Islam, the other two great monotheistic religions, which together with
Judaism claims half the world’s population as followers.
The basic source of Jewish belief is the Hebrew Bible (called the Old Testament by Christians)
especially its first five books called …showed first 75 words of 1156 total…
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The beliefs of Judaism have never been formulated in an official creed. Judaism stresses
conduct rather than doctrinal correctness. Its followers have a considerable measure of latitude in
matters of belief, especially concerning the messianic future and immortality. Judaism is a this
world religion; its objective is a just and peaceful world order on earth. This hope is assured by
the belief that God is the Lord of history as well as of nature.
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