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Joshua Berman (born February 29, 1964) is an Orthodox rabbi and professor of bible at Bar-Ilan University.He is known for his views on the history of Jewish belief, and on biblical source criticism, arguing that "knowledge of the cultural context of the ancient Near East" is required in understanding the scriptures.
The quotation "all men are created equal" is found in the United States Declaration of Independence. The final form of the sentence was stylized by Benjamin Franklin , and penned by Thomas Jefferson during the beginning of the Revolutionary War in 1776. [ 1 ]
] Some revisions of the Bible put Priscilla rather than Aquila first, in Acts 18:26, following the Vulgate and a few Greek texts. [14] [original research?] Some scholars suggest that Priscilla was the head of the family unit. [15] Christian egalitarianism holds that all people are equal in fundamental worth and moral status.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit ...
Complementarianism holds that "God has created men and women equal in their essential dignity and human personhood, but different and complementary in function with male headship in the home and in the Church." [8] Many proponents and also opponents of complementarianism see the Bible as the infallible word of God. [9]
With us of course it is the Judeo-Christian concept, but it must be a religion with all men created equal. [21] By the 1950s, many early modern conservatives emphasized the Judeo-Christian roots of their values. [22]
Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast; GettyIf you were traveling through the verdant Ethiopian highlands, you might make a stop at the Abba Gärima monastery about three miles east ...
A group of female theologians have written a religious text they're calling "A woman's Bible." Here's why they did it.