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  1. Sariel

    Books on Kabbalah

    I'm curious if I could get any recommendations on books about Kabbalah. So far I've been enjoying works by Gershom Scholem and Elijah Benamozegh. I'm looking into more authors, but I'm not sure what's legit and what's just new age hoo-ha. Amazon keeps recommending me authors like David A. Kooper...
  2. Sariel

    Parthian period

    I'm curious about what is the Zoroastrian views regarding the Parthian period? From what I understand, it was a period of heavy syncreticism and the religious structure was starting to wane towards local Hellenic deities before the Sassanids reformed it back to monotheism.
  3. Sariel

    Where does the link between Edom and Rome come from?

    I often see Rome and Christianity conflated with Edom/Esau in rabbinic legend, what is the origin of this connection?
  4. Sariel

    Cremation

    Why is cremation so frowned upon in Abrahamic tradition? So far the only explanation I've heard has to do with the body having a proper place of rest, but if that's the case what's wrong with just burying the ashes?
  5. Sariel

    Books on violence in Tanakh/Bible?

    Does anyone know any good books about violence in the Bible/TNK?
  6. Sariel

    What constitutes "Idolatry" and makes it bad?

    What is the definition of idolatry in it Biblical sense, and definition of it over time? Is it purely polytheism? or does it go further? What exactly makes it bad/wrong compared to other forms of worship? Discuss
  7. Sariel

    Divine Inspiration

    I'm curious how do Conservative and Reform view the divine inspiration of the Tanakh? To my knowledge, they reject the "pious assumption" of God dictating the books verbatim and the texts being "perfect" revelations of God, ex: contradictory ideas like God regretting decisions, etc. One...
  8. Sariel

    Terrence Malick's: Tree of Life

    So I recently watched the film in a class of mine and was curious if anyone else has seen in it in this section (for obvious reasons), and what you may have taken from it?
  9. Sariel

    Is God the source of evil too?

    A big question I know, but what is the relationship between the existence of evil and God? We read in Genesis that God created the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, implying that God "knows Evil" and even allows the serpent to seduce Adam and Eve. There are other instances where God evokes...
  10. Sariel

    Gehinnom and Sheol

    This thread is basically an inquiry on the more painful aspects of the afterlife according to Judaism. -How close have the 2 concepts been in the history of their interpretation? -I sometimes will come across the terms "Abyss" and "Bottomless pit" used in a similar context in Jewish texts. Is...
  11. Sariel

    What are some scriptures relating to Messiah ben Yosef in the Tanakh?

    What are some of the verses that are commonly related to MbY from the Tanakh?
  12. Sariel

    Shepherd of Hermas

    It was one of the contenders for canon. I recently read it and enjoyed it, has anyone else?
  13. Sariel

    Bible decision

    I'm considering a few Catholic bibles, and so far the two I like are the New American Bible or the New Jerusalem versions. Are there any suggestions for good Catholic bibles(with the deuterocanon books)?
  14. Sariel

    Two questions

    Instead of making separate threads, I'll just ask both in here. -What are your views on polygamy? I know Ashkenazim are banned from the practice, even though there is no explicit prohibition in the Torah. -Sacrifices, I know there are different views on whether they'll resume in the third...
  15. Sariel

    Is a futurist interpretation of Revelation totally bunk?

    The more I study the apocryphal literature of the Second Temple period, the more I noticed that "Apocalypes" were a common genre to talk about the turbulent troubles of the times they were written. It seems no different for Revelation, 666=Emperor Nero's name in gemmatria, Nero is equated with...
  16. Sariel

    John the Baptist and Gilgul

    I was reviewing a bit of Matthew and had noticed the interesting detail about John the Baptist being a form of Elijah. I had been doing some reading on Kabbalah and l noticed that there are forms of reincarnation in Jewish mystical thought, specifically Gilgul and Ibbur. Is the gospel writer...
  17. Sariel

    Question on Noahides

    I discussion came up in my religious studies class involving religious classification: Say there is a gentile who believes in the haShem as the one true god and wishes to study Jewish theology and Torah, but not make a formal conversion of becoming part of the Jewish ancestry and binding himself...
  18. Sariel

    Yeshua's death

    I'm curious if Messianics have any significant views about the actual death of Yeshua. Is the main emphasis solely put on his life and teachings or is there some important role his death served?
  19. Sariel

    Hey

    Hello everyone, I've never been good at introductions but here goes. I'm Christian, raised Catholic my whole life and broadened my horizons in high school studying reformation theology and other protestant branches. I wasn't entirely satisfied with some of the doctrine I encountered, so I...
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