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The Theological Sources of the Torah and Labor (Torah U’melakha) Yeshivas

Religions, 2023
In this article, I seek to reveal the theological sources of the Israeli high school yeshivas designated “Torah U’melakha” (Torah and labor). High school yeshivas are schools for 9th–12th grade boys that offer religious studies in the first half of the ...
Amir Mashiach
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The Multifaceted Reception of the Torah by Early Church Fathers

Religions, 2023
This paper focuses on the reception of the Torah by the Church Fathers who lived up to the beginning of the third century. Christians, having received the whole Torah through the Septuagint translation, became selective in the way they accepted it ...
Stefan M Attard
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The Participation of God and the Torah in Early Kabbalah

Religions, 2021
All Abrahamic religions have developed hypostatic and semi-divine perceptions of scripture. This article presents an integrated picture of a rich tradition developed in early kabbalah (twelfth–thirteenth century) that viewed the Torah as participating ...
Adam Afterman
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An Artificial Review of Jesus’s Torah Compliance and What That Might Mean for Jews and Gentile Christians

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The Torah is central to Judaism. Jesus’s relationship with it sparks conflict with Christianity. Some Jews think that Jesus violated the Torah, while some Christians believe that he sinlessly followed it.
Jonathan Brackens
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Land in the Torah as a Source of Christian Religious Education [PDF]

E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies, 2023
The purpose of this article is to carry out a theological analysis of “land” as one of the important theological themes in the Old Testament. The approach used in this article is the deductive paradigm.
Noh Ibrahim Boiliu, Haryadi Sarjono, Harun Y. Natonis   +2 more
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The Hebrew Bible in Ancient Jewish Education

Svensk Exegetisk Årsbok, 2023
After the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple and the end of the sacrificial service in 70 CE rabbis made Torah study and observance the basis of Jewish identity.
Catherine Hezser
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Israelite Festivals: From Cyclical Time Celebrations to Linear Time Commemorations

Religions, 2019
The Pentateuch and later Jewish tradition associates the key pilgrimage festivals with stories about Israel’s past. Nevertheless, these festivals all began as agricultural or seasonal festivals. Using comparative evidence from the ancient Near East,
Zev I. Farber
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The Torah in Matthew: Still valid, yet to be interpreted alternatively

In die Skriflig, 2016
It seems that Matthew intentionally emphasises the importance of the Torah for his community. He highlights Jesus’ high regard for the continuing validity of the Torah.
Francois P. Viljoen
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Abraham ibn Daud’un İbn Hazm’ın Nesih ve Tahrif Eleştirisine Karşı Tevrat Savunusu/Abraham ibn Daud’s Defense of Torah Against Criticism of Abrogation and Falsification by Ibn Hazm

Oksident, 2022
Abraham ibn Daud (d. 1180) was one of the leading Jewish scholars of Spain. The Spanish lands witnessed wars among Almoravids, Almohads, and Christian kingdoms during his lifetime.
Yasin Meral
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Psalm 40 as a Torah psalm

In die Skriflig, 2005
This article investigates whether the Gattung of Torah psalm can be added to the current accepted Gattungen of Psalm 40. The characteristics and criteria for Torah-related and wisdom- related concepts and their close interrelationship are discussed.
P. Styger, Y. Steenkamp, D. J. Human
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