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Patriarch Penance Presbytery Redemption Ritual Sacramental Synod Vestment Vicar An  Eastern  Orthodox  bishop  of  highest  rank,  standing above  metropolitans  and  ruling  patriarchates. An  ecclesiastical  punishment  inflicted  for  sin,  or  a sacrament  of  the  Roman  Catholic  Church. A  church  court  or  assembly  having  the  ecclesiastical  or spiritual  rule  and  oversight  of  a  district  or  the  district itself. God’s  deliverance  of  man  from  sin  and  death  through the  sacrificial  atonement  of  Christ. Religious  ceremony  or  its  verbal  form. A  religious  rite  composed  of  two  elements,  a  physical sign and a spiritual good. An  ecclesiastical  council  either  of  regular  standing  or appointed  as  needed;  in  Presbyterian  churches  a  body between the presbyteries and the general assembly. Article  of  clothing  worn  by  a  religious  officiant. Priest  or  incumbent  of  a  parish;  clergyman  who  serves as the deputy or substitutes for another. J U D A I S M Judaism  is  the  oldest  of  the  three  major  western  religions.  For  4,000 years—first   as   Hebrews,   then   as   Israelites,   as   Judeans,   and   finally   as Jews—the adherents of this faith have continued to develop religiously and culturally. HISTORICAL   BACKGROUND Abraham  is  referred  to  as  the  first  Jew  although  Jews  were  called Hebrews  in  Abraham’s  time.  The  age  of  Abraham  begins  around  2000  B.C. It  was  during  this  generation  that  the  idea  of  ethical  monotheism  was established. Ethical monotheism is the belief in one God who demands that people  behave  according  to  God-given  rules  of  conduct. During the period 2000 B.C. to 150 B. C., the Israelite community formed as a family, as a people, and then as a nation in its own land—Israel. Many Jews feel that the age of Moses— 1300 B.C.—is the most important in Jewish history.  Moses  is  considered  to  be  a  prophet,  lawyer,  military  commander, judge, sage, and political leader. The Jews believe that the first five books of the  Bible,  which  contain  613  commandments,  were  given  to  them  by  God through  Moses. 2-42







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