Can Someone Help Me With My World Religions Essay

Cosmogony – View of Origin of the universe:

Only a divine one God made everything that is present on earth. He is the one who created everything in the universe. Judaism refuses to accept the dualistic conception that the devil or some other divinity created evil. Everything originates from God because He has no physical form. He has neither body nor the genitalia, consequently, is the perception that God is male or female deliberately ridiculous. God is referred to using masculine terminologies for the sake of convenience since Hebrew does not have gender; God is merciful and just; omnipresent; all-powerful; eternal; omniscient; holy; and perfect.

Sources: (Fisher, 2011, p. 242)

View of the Nature of the Sacred (i.e., of “God,” “Ultimate Reality,” “gods,” “spirits,” “forces, … whatever term it uses):

God is single, whole, absolute inseparable body. Therefore, God cannot be divided into parts or be described by the attribute. Whichever trial used in ascribing attributes to God is simply man’s flawed attempt at understanding the never-ending.

Sources: (Fisher, 2011, p. 245)

View of Human Nature; Understanding of Humanity:

The creation of a man was in the God’s image and this implies that man was created in the nature and essence of God. The formation of humanity was basically on the two impulses i.e. a good impulse and the evil impulse and it is upon the human to choose which impulse to follow.

Sources: (Fisher, 2011, p. 243)

View of Good /Evil, Right/Wrong; Morality; Key Values:

Right and the wrong are being spoken of as light and darkness. Both evil and good originated from God and human have the ability to choose for either moral or unselfish acts or the immoral which is the aspiration to attain individual’s needs and desires.

Sources: (Fisher, 2011, p. 242)

View of “Salvation,” “Fulfillment,” “Attainment of Life’s Purpose”:

The salvation comes from God and it is considered as a favor bestowed upon the entire world. According to Deuteronomy 28:23, Moses reminds the Israelites of the consequences of disobeying Gods laws. On the other hand, Deuteronomy 30:1-10 states that if human repents, their blessings shall be restored.

Sources: (Ellwood & Barbara, 2014, p. 65)

View of death and “afterlife” (if any):

The human soul continues on after the death of the body and experiences eternal pleasures of the spirit.

Sources: (Kastenbaum, 2015, p. 80)

Key Practices and Rituals:

The common rituals being celebrated in Judaism include birth, adulthood, marriage, and the death. The baby is considered to be at the core of the brit milah (circumcision covenant). There is a circumcision ritual which is performed based on the Genesis 17:10. The circumcision ceremony is conducted on the eighth day after the birth of the boy child. In addition, there is a ritual known as the brit hayyim (covenant of life), which is the parallel ceremony for the infant girls and is conducted on the eighth day of the girl’s life. Bar mitzvah (son of the commandment) is whereby the male child at the age of 13 years is welcomed into the society as an adult. On the other hand, that of the girls is referred to as a bat mitzvah (daughter of command) and it held at the age of 12 years. There is also marriage ceremonial event known as the Kiddushin (sanctification) which occurs under wedding canopy called a huppah.

Sources: (Fisher, 2011, p. 275)

Celebrations and Festivals:

There are numerous special days in which all the Judaism take time out and focus on God and his commandments. This includes the Sabbath services and holidays. Some of the festivals being celebrated include Rosh Hashanah which is the Jewish New Year which is being celebrated by the festive meals and prayers. Yom Kippur which is the day of atonement whereby the Jewish fast and repent; Sukkot is the festival of booths; Chanukah- holidays for lights; and the Tenth of Tevet-a fasting day

Sources: (Ellwood & Barbara, 2014, p. 70)