... Torah are of equal importance. There isn't one practice that is more important than the others. 4. What is your view of scripture? In the words of King David "The Torah [scripture] of God is perfect! Restoring the soul; the testimony of the Almighty is trustworthy, making the simple one wise." (Psalm 19) ... faithfully observes these laws earns a proper place in heaven. So you see, the Torah is for all humanity, no conversion necessary. As well, when King Solomon built the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, he specifically asked God to heed the prayer of non-Jews who come to the Temple (1-Kings 8:...

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... was the main founder of Judaism, Jews can trace their history back as far as Abraham (1900 BC) and believe that Jerusalem is a part of the land promised by God. (Dorling & Kindersley, 1997) Beginning when King Solomon built the First Temple (between 965 and 928 BC), the origin of Jewish pilgrimage stems from the directive given in the Jewish sacred text, the Torah ... Talmud, some Jews secretly made their way to the site of the Temple anyway. (About.com Judaism, 2014) When Jews were again allowed into Jerusalem in the fifth century, Jerusalem once again witnessed an increase in the numb...

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... their competition. This majority attraction to Pharisaism enabled the Pharisees to hold majority power over Jews, with their greatest power served under the reign of King Herod. While the Pharisees were occupied with Oral Torah, and the traditions of oral communication, the Greco-Roman influence would soon begin to swallow up these ancient traditions. During the prominence of the Greco-Roman ... culture, scribes began copying oral stories and traditions into print. White explains that, "Once we come to the early Roman period, however, literature was typically produced in written form. "T...

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