Christianity is the largest and most influential religion in the Western world, and it's roots are grounded in the teachings of Judaism. ... The attitude of Egyptian culture was much different from the early Mesopotamian culture. ... The Mesopotamian and Egyptian era showed the foundations of belief in a sole divinity and if it were not for their findings and creativity the world would be much different. ... The next five commandments discuss the relationship with individuals and their community. ... Without monotheism there would be no structure in the world and the world would be a diff...

• Word Count: 1555
• Approx Pages: 6

Every religion mentioned below uses religion to accept different kinds of problems in society. ... Christianity is currently the world's most popular religion, with over 2.04 billion followers. ... The foundations of religion are constantly argued and debated. ... Religion provides answers where there are none and gives reassurance to all those who are struggling in different areas of their lives. ... Religion gives reassurance to those who need it, and is sometimes the only thing that helps the population deal with their problems....

• Word Count: 1294
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Eventually Maimonides and his family settled in Fostat, Egypt where they were able to practice their religion freely. Shortly after their arrival in Fostat, Maimonides' father had passed. ... This also contains the 13 principles of faith which are short statements of Jewish faith, "the fundamental truths of our religion (Judaism) and its very foundations" (Maimonides). ... His teachings on God imply that God is beyond human comprehension "Anyone who understands what 'resemblance' means recognises that he (God) and all other things are said to exist in totally dif...

• Word Count: 899
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Because of the significance of Jerusalem to the three monotheistic religions, pilgrimage to Jerusalem by adherents can bring them closer to their god and the faith tradition they commit themselves to. ... Located at the foot of the western side of the Temple Mount and built upon the foundations of Solomon's First Temple and the current remains of the Second Temple, this sacred wall also reminds Jews of their glorious past and a symbol of hope for the future. ... According to Collins-Kreiner (2010), many visitors are women of different ages, part of an organized group, light candles and r...

• Word Count: 2466
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

I will begin my paper with the early writings of Christians and continue chronologically until after World War II. ... "In these ways the New Testament laid the foundations for later Christian hostility to the Jewish nation and served as the basis for the early Church's vilification of the Jews." ... They discussed and acknowledged their differences, like a family fight. Yet, towards the end of the first century their relationships deteriorated. ... I WILL PLACE MY LAW WITHIN THEM, AND WRITE IT UPON THEIR HEARTS; I WILL BE THEIR GOD, AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE. ...

• Word Count: 5463
• Approx Pages: 22
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Prior to their discovery at Qumran near the Dead Sea in the 1940's, our oldest Hebrew scriptures are only one thousand years old. ... However, it was not until 1964 that Margaret Brackenbury Crook, a professor of Biblical Literature, published a study on the status of women in Judaism and Christianity entitled Women and Religion. ... Ultimately the Jews developed their unique religious system and the concept of one God, but it was a gradual process. ... Blaming Eve for causing sin in the world through the wiliness of the serpent has been a long-held belief, but scholars are now assessing ...

• Word Count: 2927
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School