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Essay on Philosophy of Religion
Do you know why people are brought to life? Do you know what the role of religion in life is? These two things are the most important things that we have to know about and realize their importance in life. People are brought to life to serve the world, each other, and the creatures living on it. Nevertheless, God has given us the power of controlling, managing and taking care of every single thing on this planet; as well as, helping other people with their problems and life. This is due to the fact that it is the nature of human beings to have differing ranks amongst themselves. For example, on this beautiful planet there are rich and poor people, and people who are in between. The remainder of Philosophy of Religion deals with such topics as evil, God himself (or her/its self), freedom, and immortality.
For Jews, the concept of “Torah” is much broader than the books themselves, the delimited concept of “the Torah.” Torah can refer to all of traditional Jewish learning, but "the Torah" usually refers to the Torah she’bi’khtav, the written Torah, also known as the Humash (the five volumes or Pentateuch, sometimes referred to as the Five Books of Moses). Readings from the Torah, which is divided into 54 weekly portions (parshiyyot), have always been the centerpiece of the Sabbath morning service, and as such, its stories, laws, and poetry stand at the center of Jewish culture.
The Torah retells God’s creation of the world, the selection and growth of the family of Abraham and Sarah in relationship to God in the land of Canaan, the exile and redemption from Egypt of that “family-become-nation” known as Israel, and their travels through the desert until they return to the land of Canaan....................
