Ancient Jewish Temples

The Torah, the Tanak, the Hebrew Bible, and the Pentateuch. No matter how you say it they all mean the same thing. The Torah is the foundation of Judaism: the most sacred documents. The word Torah can mean numerous things. It often simply refers to the T in Tanak. It is most commonly translated to mean “ the law”. There are five books that make up the Torah. These books are referred to as the Five Books of Moses: Exodus, Genesis, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. The books of the Torah tell the Israelites a story. A story that begins where we begin, and ends before the introduction of the Savoir. It is often questioned, who the author(s) of the Torah is (are). For this question there are generally two main hypotheses: Mosaic Authorship and the Documentary Hypothesis.

The religions Judaism and Christianity are two of the five major belief systems. Some of the similarities they share are: they are both monotheist, believe in the afterlife, and they share the old Testament in their Holy Book. Some of their differences include: the Jews believe that Jesus isn't a divine being and the Christians believe that Jesus was the Messiah, and their holy ceremonies are guided by Rabbis, for the Jews, and Priest, for the Christians.

Judaism is different from Islam and Christianity in surprisingly different ways considering that this was the starting religion and all other religions branched off from here. Jews believe that the Torah is the most important part of the holy book, which is called Tenakh and is written in Hebrew. The holy book has three distinct parts called Neviim, Ketuvim, and torah. They believe that about 3,000 years ago, God gave the torah to Moses, Judaism’s most important prophet. Judaism’s rituals involve breaking of Shabbat bread, and sharing wine. They worship on Friday evening and Saturday morning. They come together at a Holy building called a synagogue to pray. Jews are orthodox, conservative and reformed.

Islam and Judaism are more different because of how they started off. According to, “Chapter 9: The Teaching Islam” it states that Islam began in the Arabian Peninsula. According to, Chapter 11: Ancient Hebrews and the Origins of Judaism, and “Chapter 12: The Struggle to Preserve Judaism”, it talks about the exodus prospered in the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Many people believe that Judaism and Islam are more similar than different. Though others believe that Judaism and Islam are more similar, both religions are not the same.

The Dome of the Rock, which translates to Qubbat al-Ṣakhrah in Arabic, was constructed in the 17th century by Abd el-Malik. The religious belief behind the Dome varies from religion to religion, though the most popular religions that are connected to the Dome are the Muslims, the Jews, and the Christians. However, located underneath the dome is a religious shrine which is the main reason behind the construction of the Dome. The focus point of this religious shrine is a sacred rock, which serves a significant purpose in the representation of the religious beliefs of the Muslims and the Jews, though, each religious group have a different legend about the history of that stone. The known tales of the different cultural groups of the sacred stone is described as, “For Jews, the stone acts as a connection between the spiritual world and the physical world, as it was the very first stone crafted by God during the Creation, and is the support for the rest of the universe around it. As such, it is also a possible site for the Holy of Holies, and it is forbidden for Jews to visit the site. For Muslims, on the other hand, the Foundation Stone is the object from which Muhammad ascended into Heaven and spoke to God to learn the details of proper prayer to take back to the Muslims. As such, Muslims are encouraged to visit the site, the third-holiest in Islam”. Additive, Jewish and Christian religious groups also believe the

Judaism focuses on relationships between the Creator, mankind, and their land of Israel. Judaism is very often described as a race, religion, and ethnicity. Jewish people are close enough to consider themselves all an extended family. They live by the Torah, which i the most important document in the Jewish Bible. The Torah teaches good being and to walk away from wickedness. For example, in Ezekiel 18:25-32 their god tells them to stop blaming him for being wicked and actually start being good people in order to live. They believe in evil and good. This is all a part of their religious practices, such as keeping kosher, which means proper or satisfying of Jewish Law. Overall, Judaism is very similar to more common religions that we see, such

2. Like christianity and islam , judaism teaches that there is only one god and that he created the world . Jews believe that god chose them to have a special relationship with him . Citizens of judaism believe that they have to devote themselves to god and love one another . Citizens believe

Every year, around one million people are immigrating into the United States both legally and illegally. As of now nearly 40 million immigrants live in the United States; 11.5 million of which came to the country illegally (CNN). That is nearly thirteen percent of the total United States population. The role the United States government plays in the handling of immigration from foreign countries both legal and illegal, plays a vital role in the security of the people of the United States and

In Christianity, we have one god, but in ancient Egypt, there were over 2,000! Ancient Egypt was the longest-lasting empire, it survived about 3070 years! Along with having so many years under its belt, it also had many deities. While most were personal deities or the guardian of a species, some were very important to Egyptian culture. Some of the most important were Ra, Horus, and Anubis, just to name a few. Great temples were created to honor these gods, in fact, people believe that Christianity was based on some Egyptian gods.

The Pantheon is an iconic part of architecture, particularly in the mediterranean. Constructed in Imperial Rome, the Pantheon was an incredible piece that forever influenced the basics of architecture. A similar piece, contemporary to the Pantheon, would be the Dome of the Rock. Found in Jerusalem, the Umayyad caliph built the shrine in the seventh century to serve a function as an Islamic shrine. Being the oldest extant Islamic monument known to man, the Dome of the Rock is sacred to both the Muslim and jewish religions.While being in completely different cultures, the Pantheon and the Dome of the Rock share numerous similarities varying from their functionality to the characteristic style of the domes.

Judaism and Christianity have some things in common, but they are very different. A few things they have in common are one they believe that they earned God’s forgiveness by the death of his son Jesus. Both religions believe that by following their bible and praying and worshiping God that they are doing the right things for him to have a place for them. Both religions also follow the 10 commandments. The 10 commandments are something the bible describes as being giving to the Israelites by God on Mt. Sinai. The 10 commandments is basically a list of thing you should not do or else you won't get God’s

While Christianity and Islam are topping the charts with billions of followers within each religion, Judaism is lacking those strong numbers with only 14 million adherents. That does not mean, however, that this religion has had any less of an effect on the world than the others have had. The main locations of each religion vary; Christianity is popular in the Americas as well as Europe and Africa, Islam is most practiced in the Middle East and Southeast Asia, while Judaism has stayed fairly local within Israel, but also with a number of followers in Europe and the United States. While each religion has a designated place of worship, Christians’ services take place in a church or chapel, Islam at a mosque, and Judaism within a synagogue or temple. Judaism had the earliest start of these religions, founded in 7th century BC, while Christianity was 1st century AD and Islam was 622 AD. Christianity was founded in ancient Palestine, as was Judaism, but Islam got its start all the way over in Arabia. As you could guess, Arabic was also Islam’s first original language. However, Christianity originally used Greek and Aramaic, while Judaism stuck with Hebrew. Most of the largest differences between these three religions can be traced back to one common factor: Jesus. The opinion of Jesus, who he was, his mission, and how his birth and death occurred, are all major issues that are highly controversial within these religions. Christians believe that Jesus was the son of God, and that he was sent to Earth to save mankind from their sinful ways. Islam gives Jesus the credit that he was a true prophet of God, but they also believe that his message had been corrupted over the years. Judaism won’t even consider Jesus a prophet; only a false prophet, and a man who was just claiming to be of God. Both Christianity and Islam accept that

The Egyptian Pharaonic temples are traditionally made of different stones (limestone granite, diorite, and/or sandstone and quartzite) shaped into large heavy blocks or as colossus statues. One of these is the colossi of Thutmose II and Amenhotep III at the west of the Eighth pylon doorway at Karnak temple which made out of red quartzite from Gebel el-Ahmar, located at north- east of Cairo. Quartzite is one of the famous stones that were widely used during the heights of ancient Egyptian civilization. The Colossi of Thutmose II and Amenhotep III were subjected to many exogenous or endogenous deterioration factors which causes of a severe damage of the stone materials. In this study we document the weathering of quartzite colossal statues at

Soon after Muhammad went back to Mecca and defeated the polytheists and converted the population of Mecca to Islam, and god rid of Arabian gods and made small cubical buildings that were called Ka’bah that was their temple where they would worship. When Muslims go on pilgrimages today, they go to the Ka’bah and circle around it and consider it the spiritual center of their world. Islam is the world second largest religion, and it stretches all the way to Europe, North Africa, South Asia, and Middle East. Islam has unbending teaching about their god and that there is one god, Allah. The Five Pillars of Islam is the fundamental principle of the faith of Islam and Islam is another word for submission and

Some places that are sacred to Islam include the city of Mecca, the Kaaba and the Dome of the Rock. The city of Mecca is important to Muslims because it is said to be the place where God spoke to Muhammad and where their religion started in the first place. Next, the Kaaba is sacred because it is the shrine that was built by Abraham as the “center of the universe” for the Muslims and what they turn to when they pray each day. In the city of Jerusalem, another sacred sight is located which is the Dome of the Rock. This was said to be the place where Muhammad journeyed to Heaven from which makes it a focal point in their religion. While these places are significant to Muslims, places like the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Bethlehem, Jerusalem and the Sea of Galilee are sacred to Christians. Jerusalem is one of the most important and sacred cities to Christians as well as Muslims and Jews. In