Kabbalah - Gen. i. and Ezek. i. 4-28; while the names "Sitre Torah" (Talmud Hag. 13a) and "Raze Torah" (Ab. vi. 1) indicate their character as secret lore. In contrast to the explicit statement of Scripture that God created not only the world, but also the matter out of which it was made, the opinion is expressed in very early times that God created the world from matter He found ready at hand — an opinion probably due to the influence of the Platonic-Stoic cosmogony. Eminent Palestinian rabbinic teachers hold the doctrine of the preexistence of matter (Midrash Genesis Rabbah i. 5, iv. 6), in spite of the protest of Gamaliel II. (ib. i. 9). In dwelling upon the nature of God and the universe, the mystics of the Talmudic period asserted, in.
Apocalypse - this time. From the second century it was applied to a number of books, both Jewish and Christian, which show the same characteristic features. Besides the Apocalypse of John (thus named in some of the earliest of the Christian Fathers), the Muratorian fragment, Clement of Alexandria, and others mention an Apocalypse of Peter. Apocalypses of Adam and Abraham (Epiphanius) and of Elias (Jerome) are also mentioned; see, for example, the six titles of this kind in the "List of the 60 Canonical Books". The use of the Greek noun to designate writings belonging to a certain class of literary products is thus of Christian origin, the original norm of the class being the New Testament Revelation. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Characteristic Features 1.1 Revelation of mysteries 1.2 Disclosure through a.
List of messiah claimants - List of messiah claimants People said by themselves or by their followers to be the Messiah. This list is ordered by year of birth. Jesus of Nazareth (c. 4 BC - c. 30) Theudas Menahem ben Judah Simon bar Kokhba (died c. 135) - defeated in the Second Jewish War Moses of Crete (5th century) Isḥaḳ ben Ya'ḳub Obadiah Abu 'Isa al-Isfahani of Ispahan Yudghan Serene (Sherini, Sheria, Serenus, Zonoria, Sara) (c. 720) David Alroy or Alrui (c. 1160) Abraham Abulafia (b. 1240) Nissim ben Abraham David Koresh David Reuveni Shlomo Molkho (or, Solomon Molko) Isaac Luria (or, Yitzhak Luria) Hayim Vital Moses Botarel of Cisneros Asher Lemmlein Sabbatai Zevi (Alternative spellings: Shabbetai, Sabbetai; Tvi, Tzvi) Jacob Querido Barukhia Russo (Osman Baba) Miguel (Abraham) Cardoso (b..
List of WOSM members - List of WOSM members The World Organization of the Scout Movement recognizes at most one organization per country. Some countries have several organizations combined as a federation, with different component groups divided on the basis of religion (France), geography (Denmark), language (Canada), sex (United States) or race (Israel). World Organization of the Scout Movement Members Country Membership (from 2000 or most recent available info) Name of Member Organization Year Current Scouting Organization joined WOSM Year Member Organization was founded Albania 1,730 Besa Skaut Albania 1999 1922 Algeria 11,120 Scouts Musulmans Algriens 1963 1939 Angola 13,777 Associao de Escuteros de Angola 1998 1998 Argentina 44,981 Scouts de Argentina 1922 1912 Armenia 2,256 Hayastani Azgayin Scautakan Sharjum Kazmakerputiun 1997 1912 Australia 98,084 Scouts Australia 1953 1908 Austria 13,785.
List of people by belief - List of people by belief There are a variety of articles on wikipedia that list people of a particular religious belief. These lists are not exhaustive: there is no encyclopedic benefit to listing every single member of each religion. People are selected on various criteria - ideally they should have wikipedia articles of their own, and be in some way noteworthy for their belief. Lists of people By name By belief By nationality By occupation By office held By prize won List of people by religious belief agnostics -- see agnosticism atheists -- see atheism Buddhists -- see Buddhism Bah's -- see Bah' Faith Christians -- see Christianity List of Biblical figures List of bishops List of popes List of saints Confucianists -- see Confucianism Deists.
List of Islamic terms in Arabic - List of Islamic terms in Arabic It is sometimes difficult to separate concepts in Islam from concepts specific to Arab culture, from the language itself. The Qur'an is expressed in Arabic and traditionally Muslims deemed it untranslatable, though this view has changed somewhat in recent decades. Concepts that derive from both Islam and Arab tradition, which are expressed as words in the Arabic language, and are sufficiently specific to these to require their own articles here, are: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A adab - describe's one's behaviour. For example, following the hadith rules is good adab. adhan (call to salat (prayer)) adl - justice.
List of songs whose title does not appear in the lyrics - List of songs whose title does not appear in the lyrics =The Songs= Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 A 1.1 AFI 1.2 Alice In Chains 1.3 Tori Amos 1.4 A Perfect Circle 1.5 Aphrodite's Child 1.6 Ash 1.7 At The Drive-In 1.8 Audioslave 2 B 2.9 Bad Religion 2.10 The Band 2.11 The Bangles 2.12 Ray Barretto 2.13 The Beatles 2.14 Belle and Sebastian 2.15 Black Sabbath 2.16 Blackalicious 2.17 Mary J. Blige 2.18 The Bloodhound Gang 2.19 David Bowie 2.20 Bright Eyes 2.21 Brothers Johnson 2.22 Buffalo Springfield 2.23 Butthole Surfers 3 C 3.24 The Capris 3.25 The Cardigans 3.26 The Carpenters 3.27 Rodney Carrington 3.28 Neko Case 3.29 Cibo Matto 3.30 The Clash 3.31 Clutch 3.32 Cocteau Twins 3.33 Leonard Cohen 3.34 Coldplay 3.35.
List of people known by one name - List of people known by one name This is a list of people famous enough to be known unambiguously by one of the following: A one word nickname (Shaq) A one word first name (Madonna) Their only known name (Aristotle) A one word stage name or pseudonym (Houdini) A one word pen name (Voltaire) The reason for such distinctions is that countless artists, composers, philosophers, politicians, writers, scientists and sports figures are known for their last name (e.g. Mozart, Shakespeare, Hitler, etc.). It is quite common and regular for last names to be used to identify historic and pop culture figures. It is another thing all together to be known uniquely within the criteria listed above. Note that this list does not include fictional characters, such.
List of poets - List of poets List of poets People on this list should ideally have wikipedia articles of their own, and be in some way noteworthy for their poetry. Poets (by language not nationality) List of Afrikaans language poets List of Albanian language poets List of Catalan language poets List of Chinese language poets List of English language poets List of French language poets List of German language poets List of Indonesian language poets List of Italian language poets List of Latin language poets List of Polish language poets List of Portuguese language poets List of Romanian language poets List of Russian language poets List of Slovene language poets List of Spanish language poets List of Welsh language poets List of Yiddish language poets Poets by Nationality List.
Religion - benefits from religion 13 Religion vs. Mythology 14 Monotheism vs. Polytheism 15 Emergent religion 16 The Other 17 See Also 18 External Links What do religions have in common? The word religion derives from the Latin word religare, meaning "to join, or link" and classically understood to mean the linking of human and divine. Accordingly, one might begin by defining religion as a system of beliefs based on humanity's attempt to explain the universe and natural phenomena, often involving one or more deities or other supernatural forces. Such a system of beliefs can be distinguished from branches of philosophy such as metaphysics which seek to address many of the same questions, but only within the context of certain religious frameworks. In the Judeo-Christian context, especially in ancient Greece and later on.
Jewish Messiah - Jewish Messiah The concept of the messiah in Judaism is briefly discussed in the Jewish eschatology entry. In Hebrew the messiah is often referred to as Melekh HaMoshiach, literally "Anointed King". This entry discusses the Jewish view of the messiah in more detail. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Historical background 1.1 Jewish theology 2 The view of Maimonides 2.2 The messiah in Orthodox Judaism 2.3 The messiah in Conservative Judaism 2.4 The messiah in Reform and Reconstructionist Judaism 2.5 Jewish view of Jesus 3 References Historical background Christianity as we have come to know it emerged from Judaism in the first century of the Common Era. The first Christians were Jews, and likely subscribed to Jewish beliefs and practices common at the time. Among these was a.
Messiah - Messiah In Judaism, the Messiah (from the Hebrew משיח, moshiach, meaning "the anointed one") is a human descendant of King David, who will rebuild the nation of Israel and restore the Davidic Kingdom; thus bringing world peace. Christians consider Jesus Christ to be that messiah, as well as the son of God and a part of trinity. The word Christ (Greek Χριστος, Khristos, "the anointed one") is a literal translation of "moshiach". The Septuagint, an ancient Jewish translation of the Old Testament into Greek, translates all thirty-nine instances of the word as Khristos. The New Testament records the Greek form Μεσσιας, Messias, only twice, in John 1:41 and 4:25. In the Hebrew Bible Main articles: Judaism and Christianity and Jewish Messiah The messiah-concept plays a prominent.
History of Israel - 50 years of efforts by Zionist leaders to establish a sovereign nation as a homeland for Jews. The desire of Jews to return to what they consider their rightful homeland was first expressed during the Babylonian exile and became a universal Jewish theme after the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans in 70 A.D. and the dispersal that followed. But whilst Israel was a universal Jewish theme, that universal Jewish theme is not the same thing as Zionism. Until the rise of Zionism, most Jews believed that the Jewish people would return to Israel with the coming of the Messiah, i.e. only after divine intervention; some proposed that Jews attempt to return earlier, by their own devices, but until the rise of Zionism in the 19th century they were in a.
Korean Buddhism - was Seungnang (5-6c) who traveled in China and spent a considerable amount of time and studying Sanlun and Huayan before returning to Goguryeo. The monk Banya (562-613?) is said to have studied under the Tiantai master Zhiyi (538-597). Men such as Gyeomik (fl. 6c.) of Baekje went all the way to India to learn Sanskrit and study Vinaya. Gyeomik returned to Baekje in 526, bringing a number of Vinaya and Abhidharma texts, which he translated, providing an important early impetus for the establishment of Vinaya studies. From Silla, Weon'gwang (c. 570-) and Jajang (7c.) also traveled to China for study. On their return they brought back numerous scriptures, and were active in the propagation of Buddhism and the construction of temples. Jajang, who was a scholar of considerable renown in the.
Impostor - Javasu Cassie Chadwick, who pretended to be Andrew Carnegie's daughter Harry Domela who pretended to be a heir to German throne Chung Ling Soo, stage magician - real name William Robinson Ferdinand Waldo Demara, "The Great Imposter" Grey Owl, an Englishman who wanted to be Ojibwa Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance Frederick Emerson Peters, US celebrity impersonator and writer of bad checks George Psalmanazar, who claimed to be from Formosa James Reavis, who claimed he owned Arizona Christopher Rocancourt, US fake Rockefeller Louis de Rougemont, who claimed to be an explorer Tichborne Claimant Arnaud du Tihl, who took the place of Martin Guerre Wilhelm Voigt, "Captain of Kpenick" Perkin Warbeck, pretender to the throne of England Stanley Clifford Weyman Women who lived as men James Barry, Victorian physician Catalina de Erauso,.
Government of the United States - Reclamation manages scarce water resources in the semiarid western United States. The department regulates mining in the United States, assesses mineral resources, and has major responsibility for protecting and conserving the trust resources of American Indian and Alaska Native tribes. Internationally, the department coordinates federal policy in the territories of the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands, and oversees funding for development in the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau. Department of Justice The United States Department of Justice represents the U.S. government in legal matters and courts of law, and renders legal advice and opinions upon request to the president and to the heads of the executive departments. The Justice Department is headed by the attorney general of the United States, the.
Daria - a bespectacled, plain, highly intelligent, and extremely cynical teenage girl who is portrayed as an icon of sanity within an insane household, with her vacuous, fashion-obsessed sister Quinn and slightly insane parents Helen and Jake. Much of the show is a vehicle for Daria's droll one-liners. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Other Major Daria Characters: 2 Daria Episode Guide 3 Daria tapes and DVDs 4 Daria Sites Online 5 Daria Message Boards Other Major Daria Characters: Helen Morgendorffer - Daria's work-a-holic mother. Jake Morgendorffer - Daria's father. He had a strict military father and tends to have mood swings and go off on rants about his childhood. Jane Lane - Daria's artistic best friend. Trent Lane - Jane's brother and the only other Lane still permanently residing in the Lane household..
Rally Navigation techniques, tips and tricks - numbers along the north-south axis are called NORTHINGS. When giving a grid refernence, the Eastings are given first, then the Northings. A mnemonic for this is "crawl before you walk", though that may not help some! A six figure standard grid reference provides a resolution to 1/10th of a grid square, which is 100 metres on the ground. The 1:50,000 map can be used down to 25 metres on the ground, which is where the longer references come in. For pinpoint accuracy - always needed for plotting on rallies - a romer is essential. This is a transparent ruler device which matches the scale of the map being used. By aligning the ruler marks accurately over the map, a pencil mark may be made at the exact spot given by the.
Phelsuma - Boettger, O. (1877) Die Reptilien und Amphibien von Madagaskar (1879) 2. Nachtrag Abh. der Senckb. Naturf. Gesellschaft Band 11: 435-558 Frankfurt a/M. Boettger, O. (1880 a) Die Reptilien und Amphibien von Madagaskar (1881) 3. Nachtrag Abh. d. Senckb. Naturf. Gesellschaft Band 12: 435-558 Frankfurt a/M. Boettger, O. (1880 b) ? Zool. Anzeiger (Leipzig) 3: 280-? Boettger, O. (1881 a). Diagnoses reptilium et batrachiorum novorum ab ill. Dr. Christ Rutenberg in insula Madagascar collectorum. Zool. Anz. Leipzig 4: 46-48. Boettger, O. (1881 b). Reliquiae Rutenbergiana II: Reptilien und Amphibien. Abl. bremer naturwiss. Ver. Bremen 7: 177-190. Boettger, O. (1881 c) Die Reptilien und Amphibien von Madagaskar. Dritten Nachtrag Abh. senck. naturfors. Gesellschaft 12: 435-558. Boettger, O. (1893). Katalog der Reptilien Sammlung im Museum der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden gesellschaft in Frankfurt am Main. I..
Purported cults - it should say who considers each listed group a "cult" and why, balanced by similar info about those who disagree with the "cult" designation. Otherwise, it is just a list of groups that have somehow acquired a bad reputation. This is a list of organizations, religious groups, and sects which are purported to be cults. As described in the cult article, there exist several different, conflicting, definitions of what a "cult" is, in widespread use. And even once a definition is agreed upon, there is still sometimes widespread disagreement as to what entities fit under that definition. Therefore, this page exists merely to list those which are commonly described as such without expressing any view on whether they do in fact fall under one or more of those definitions. Please add.
