Questions tagged [torah]
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Did Moses live?
Moses is, arguably, the most significant prophet in Judaism and is credited with leading the enslaved Jewish population out of Egypt and into the promised land.
Aside from the Torah, are there any verifiable records or concrete evidence that there…
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How old is Judaism?
I've recently read this BBC article which makes the claim that Judaism originated some time around 2000 B.C, if not earlier. I've seen a number of sources which make similar claims (1, 2). Perhaps I'm mistaken, but don't all surviving Jewish texts…
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Is eating cloven-hoofed animals, bottom-feeders or ruminants bad for you?
The Torah and Talmud claim (and I have Christian friends that also claim) that eating animals that
are bottom-feeders or ruminants—That is, eat the crud off the sea-floor, like shrimp, or digest their own waste like rabbits, pigs etc.)—OR
have a…
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Do the key Abrahamic holy books claim that their god is omnipotent, omniscient and omnibenevolent?
The claim that the Abrahamic god is omnipotent, omniscient and omnibenevolent is popular among theologians, practitioners of Abrahamic religions and atheists alike (I am referring to the idea of god, regardless of whether there is a being that fits…
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Would it have been possible for the ancients to have built a Tower of Babel?
As recorded in Genesis 11:1-9, the ancients allegedly built a tower to the skies in a valley in Babylon (near present-day Baghdad), and God scattered them across the Earth as a punishment.
As discussed over on Judaism.SE, the tower was either ~52.5…
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