| Agnosticism Agnosticism (from the Greek α-γνωστικισμός, a, meaning "without", and gnosticism or gnosis, meaning "knowledge") is the philosophical view that the truth value of certain claims — particularly metaphysical claims regarding theology, afterlife or the existence of God, gods, deities, or even ultimate reality — is unknown or, depending on the form of agnosticism, inherently unknowable due to the nature of subjective experience perceived by that individual. Agnosticism
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| Book of Amos The Book of Amos is one of the books of the Nevi'im (Hebrew: "prophets") and of the Christian Old Testament. Amos is one of the minor prophets. Book_of_Amos
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| Ark of the Covenant The Ark of the Covenant (ארון הברית in Hebrew: aron hab'rit) is described in the Bible as a sacred container, wherein rested the Tablets of stone containing the Ten Commandments as well as other sacred Israelite pieces. According to the Biblical account, the Ark was built at the command of God, in accord with Moses' prophetic vision on Mount Sinai (). Ark_of_the_Covenant
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| Adin Steinsaltz Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz (Hebrew: עדין שטיינזלץ) or Adin Even Yisrael (Hebrew: עדין אבן ישראל) (born 1937) is most commonly known for his popular commentary and translation of both Talmuds into Hebrew, French, Russian and Spanish. In 1988, he was awarded the Israel Prize, Israel's highest honor. Adin_Steinsaltz
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| Books of the Bible Books of the Bible are listed differently in the canons of Jews, and Catholic, Protestant, Greek Orthodox, Slavonic Orthodox, Armenian Apostolic, Syriac and Ethiopian Churches, although there is substantial overlap. A table comparing the canons of some of these denominations appears below, for both the Old Testament and the New Testament. Books_of_the_Bible
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| Books of Chronicles The Books of Chronicles (Hebrew Divrei Hayyamim, דברי הימים, Greek Paraleipomêna) are part of the Hebrew Bible (Jewish Tanakh and Christian Old Testament). In the masoretic text, it appears as the first or last book of the Ketuvim (the latter arrangement also making it the final book of the Jewish bible). Books_of_Chronicles
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| Book of Joshua The Book of Joshua (Hebrew: Sefer Y'hoshua ספר יהושע) is the sixth book in both the Hebrew Tanakh and the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. This book stands as the first in the Former (or First) Prophets covering the history of Israel from the possession of the Promised Land to the Babylonian Captivity. Book_of_Joshua
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| Book of Ezra The Book of Ezra is a book of the Bible in the Old Testament and Hebrew Tanakh. It is the record of events occurring at the close of the Babylonian captivity. Book_of_Ezra
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| Book of Daniel The Book of Daniel, written in Hebrew and Aramaic, is a book in both the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) and the Christian Old Testament. The book is set during the Babylonian Captivity, a period when Jews were deported and exiled to Babylon. Book_of_Daniel
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| Book of Jeremiah The Book of Jeremiah, or Jeremiah (יִרְמְיָהוּ Yirməyāhū in Hebrew), is part of the Hebrew Bible, Judaism's Tanakh, and later became a part of Christianity's Old Testament. It was originally written in a complex and poetic Hebrew (apart from verse 10:11, curiously written in Aramaic), recording the words and events surrounding the life of the Jewish prophet Jeremiah who lived at the time of the destruction of Solomon's Temple (587/6 BC) in Jerusalem during the fall of the Kingdom of Judah at the hands of Babylonia. Book_of_Jeremiah
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| Book of Isaiah The Book of Isaiah (Hebrew: Sefer Y'sha'yah ספר ישעיה) is one of the books of Judaism's Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament, traditionally attributed to Isaiah, an 8th century Judean prophet. Book_of_Isaiah
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| Book of Numbers The Book of Numbers, (, Bamidbar, meaning in the desert), is the fourth book of the Torah, the Tanakh, and the Old Testament. In the Greek Septuagint it is called Arithmoi, or Numbers, because it contains a record of the numbering of the Israelites in the wilderness of Sinai and later on the plain of Moab. Book_of_Numbers
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| Book of Judges Book of Judges (Hebrew: Sefer Shoftim ספר שופטים) is a book of the Bible originally written in Hebrew. It appears in the Tanakh and in the Christian Old Testament. Book_of_Judges
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| Books of Samuel The Books of Samuel (Hebrew: Sefer Sh'muel ספר שמואל) are part of the Tanakh (part of Judaism's Hebrew Bible) and also of the Christian Old Testament. The work was originally written in Hebrew, and the Book(s) of Samuel originally formed a single text, as they are often considered today in Hebrew bibles. Books_of_Samuel
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| Books of Kings The Books of Kings () are a part of Judaism's Tanakh, the Hebrew Bible. They were originally written in Hebrew and were later included by Christianity as part of the Old Testament. Books_of_Kings
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| Book of Ruth The Book of Ruth (Hebrew: מגילת רות; Sephardic, Israeli Hebrew: [məgi'lat rut]; Ashkenazi Hebrew: [mə'gɪləs rus]; "the Scroll of Ruth") is one of the books of the Ketuvim ("Writings") of the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible) and of the Writings of the Old Testament. It is one of the shortest books in both Jewish and Christian scripture, consisting of only four chapters. Book_of_Ruth
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| Book of Esther The Book of Esther is a book of the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) and of the Old Testament. The Book of Esther or the Megillah is the basis for the Jewish celebration of Purim. Book_of_Esther
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| Book of Job The Book of Job (איוב) is one of the books of the Hebrew Bible. Job is a didactic poem set in a prose framing device. Book_of_Job
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| Book of Proverbs The Book of Proverbs is one of the books of the Ketuvim of the Tanakh and of the Writings of the Old Testament. Book_of_Proverbs
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| Book of Lamentations The Book of Lamentations (Hebrew איכה ʾēḫā(h), Eikha) is a book of the Bible Old Testament and Jewish Tanakh. It is traditionally read by the Jewish people on Tisha B'Av, the fast day that commemorates the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem. Book_of_Lamentations
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| Book of Ezekiel The Book of Ezekiel is a book of the Hebrew Bible (of the Books of the Bible) named after the prophet Ezekiel. Book_of_Ezekiel
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| Book of Joel The Book of Joel is part of the Jewish Tanakh, and also the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. Joel is part of a group of twelve prophetic books known as the Minor Prophets or simply as The Twelve; the distinction 'minor' indicates the short length of the text in relation to the larger prophetic texts known as the Major Prophets. Book_of_Joel
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| Book of Hosea Hosea: "Salvation" Book_of_Hosea
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| Book of Obadiah The Book of Obadiah is found in both the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament of the Christian Bible, where it is the shortest book, only one chapter long. Its authorship is generally attributed to a person named Obadiah, which means “servant (or worshipper) of the Lord”. Book_of_Obadiah
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| Book of Micah The Book of Micah (Hebrew: ספר מיכה) is one of the books of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament, traditionally attributed to Micah the Prophet. Book_of_Micah
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| Book of Nahum The book of Nahum is a book in the Bible's Old Testament and Jewish Tanakh. Book_of_Nahum
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| Book of Haggai The Book of Haggai is a book of the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) and of the Old Testament, written by the prophet Haggai. It was written in 520 BC some 18 years after Cyrus had conquered Babylon and issued a decree in 538 BC allowing the captive Jews to return to Judea. Book_of_Haggai
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| Book of Zechariah The Book of Zechariah is a book of the Bible Old Testament and Jewish Tanakh attributed to the prophet Zechariah. Book_of_Zechariah
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| Book of Zephaniah The superscription of the Book of Zephaniah attributes its authorship to “Zephaniah son of Cushi son of Gedaliah son of Amariah son of Hezekiah, in the days of King Josiah son of Amon of Judah” (1:1, NRSV). All that is known of Zephaniah comes from the text. Book_of_Zephaniah
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| Book of Habakkuk The Book of Habakkuk is the eighth book of the 12 minor prophets of the Hebrew Bible.Cross, F. Book_of_Habakkuk
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| Brit milah Brit_milah
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| Hanukkah Hanukkah (, alt. Chanukah), also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt of the 2nd century BCE. Hanukkah
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| Jews as a chosen people In Judaism, chosenness is the belief that the Jews are the chosen people: chosen to be in a covenant with God. This idea is first found in the Torah (five books of Moses) and is elaborated on in later books of the Hebrew Bible. Jews_as_a_chosen_people
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| Christianity and Judaism Although Christianity and Judaism share historical roots, these two religions diverge in fundamental ways. Judaism places emphasis on actions, focusing primary questions on how to respond to the "eternal" Covenant their nation received at Mount Sinai. Christianity_and_Judaism
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| Deuteronomy Deuteronomy (Greek deuteronomion,Δευτερο-νομιον "second law") is the fifth book of the Hebrew Bible and of the Old Testament. In form it is a set of three sermons delivered by Moses reviewing the previous forty years of wandering in the wilderness; its central element is a detailed law-code by which the Children of Israel are to live in the Promised Land. Deuteronomy
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| Exodus Exodus (Greek: "departure") is the second book of the Jewish Torah and of the Christian Old Testament. It tells how Moses leads the Israelites out of Egypt and through the wilderness to the Mountain of God (Mount Sinai). Exodus
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| Elijah Elijah ( ; also known as Elias and Saint Elias) was a prophet in Israel in the 9th century BC. He appears in the Hebrew Bible, Talmud, Mishnah, Christian Bible, and the Qur'an. Elijah
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| Evil Evil is a broad term used to indicate a negative moral or ethical judgment, often used to describe intentional acts that are cruel, unjust, or selfish. Evil is usually contrasted with good, which describes intentional acts that are kind, just, or unselfish. Evil
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| Ecclesiastes Ecclesiastes (often abbreviated Ecc) (Hebrew: Qohelet, קֹהֶלֶת, variously transliterated as Qoheleth, Göhalath, Kohelet, Koheles, Koheleth, or Coheleth) is a book of the Hebrew Bible. The English name derives from the Greek translation of the Hebrew title. Ecclesiastes
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| Faith Faith can refer to a religion, or to belief in one or more deities. It has two general implications which can be implied either exclusively or mutually: Faith
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| Hebrew calendar The Hebrew calendar () or Jewish calendar is a lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious purposes. It is used to reckon the Jewish New Year and dates for Jewish holidays, and also to determine appropriate public reading of Torah portions, Yahrzeits (dates to commemorate the death of a relative), and daily Psalm reading, among many ceremonial uses. Hebrew_calendar
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| History of the State of Israel The State of Israel (, Medinat Yisrael) was established in 1948 after thousands of years of Jewish dispersal. The Zionist enterprise, with its goal of creating a Jewish national home in Eretz Yisrael, was set in motion by Theodor Herzl in 1897, at the First Zionist Congress in Basle, Switzerland. History_of_the_State_of_Israel
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| Halloween Halloween, or Hallowe'en, is a holiday celebrated on the night of October 31.Anthony Aveni, "Halloween: Dead Time," The Book of the Year: A Brief History of Our Seasonal Holidays (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003), 119-133. Halloween
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| Halakha Halakha (Hebrew: הלכה ; alternate transliterations include Halocho and Halacha), is the collective body of Jewish religious law, including biblical law (the 613 mitzvot) and later talmudic and rabbinic law, as well as customs and traditions. Judaism classically draws no distinction in its laws between religious and ostensibly non-religious life. Halakha
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| Hasidic Judaism Hasidic Judaism (also Chasidic, etc., from the Hebrew: , Chassidus, meaning "piety", from the Hebrew root word chesed meaning "lovingkindness") is a Haredi Jewish religious movement. Hasidic_Judaism
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| Judaism Judaism (Hebrew: יַהֲדוּת; from the Greek Ioudaïsmos, the distinctive charactaristics of the Judean eáqnov; Judean from the Hebrew יהודה, JudahShaye J.D. Judaism
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| Jew 5,309,000 Jew
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| Jewish holiday A Jewish holiday or festival is a day or series of days observed by Jews as a holy or secular commemoration of an important event in Jewish history. In Hebrew, Jewish holidays and festivals, depending on their nature, may be called yom tov ("good day") (Yiddish: yontif) or chag ("festival") or ta'anit ("fast"). Jewish_holiday
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| Jewish services Jewish services (Hebrew: תפלה, tefillah ; plural תפלות, tefillos or tefillot ; Yinglish: davening) are the prayer recitations which form part of the observance of Judaism. These prayers, often with instructions and commentary, are found in the siddur, the traditional Jewish prayer book. Jewish_services
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| Jewish eschatology Jewish eschatology is concerned with the Jewish Messiah, afterlife, and the revival of the dead. Jewish_eschatology
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