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Redaction criticism

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A method of analysing those portions of the Bible which appear to have been created by an editing process in which redactors (editors, compilers) have combined various source document into the form ...

Post Conservatism

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Within Evangelical Christianity, this is a loosely defined reform movement that may include such topics as an open concept of God, major changes to the doctrines of revelation and the authority of ...

Hellenism

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A general term referring to the influence that Greek Pagan culture had on other societies between the time of Alexander the Great (333 BCE) to 76 BCE when the Romans rose to power. Judaism was ...

Religious tolerance

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Among religious conservative, this means that one must accept all religious faiths as equally true. Among others, it means to grant full religious freedom to persons of all religions, including those ...

Theocracy

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From the Greek words: "Theos" (God) and "cratein" (to rule). A government in which the church and state are unified. Such a union is generally has disastrous effects on human rights, particularly for ...

Temple

Religion; General religion

The term used by Buddhists, Hindus and others to refer to their house of worship. The centre for Jewish worship prior to 70 CE was the Temple in Jerusalem. Recently, many Jews use "temple" to refer ...

Transferability of sin

Religion; General religion

A concept, supported by numerous biblical examples, in which the responsibility and punishment for sinful actions of one person can be ethically transferred to an innocent person. This is one of the ...

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