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Sifra
(168 words)
[German Version] (סִפְרָא), Aramaic for “book” (also traditionally called
torat kohanim, “priestly law”), is a tannaitic (early rabbinic) exposition (Rabbinic literature) of Leviticus; it is assigned to the second group (school of Rabbi Akiba) of halakhic midrashim. The work is a continuous commentary on Leviticus and hence contains primarily halakhic traditions (Halakhah), many of which exhibit parallels to the Mishnah and Tosefta. The version of
Sifra in printed editions includes later additions: an introduction, in which the 13 rules of exegesis (
middot) are explained, th…
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Religion Past and Present
Death Penalty
(3,790 words)
[German Version] I. Old Testament – II. New Testament – III. Judaism – IV. Law – V. Ethics
I. Old Testament The death penalty in the Old Testament has three causes: 1. blood revenge as a direct legal reaction by a family damaged by a homicide; 2. cultic law involving severe violations of religious taboos such as witchcraft, sodomy and apostasy (Ex 22:17–19); 3. family property …
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Religion Past and Present
Interest
(3,846 words)
[German Version] I. Concept – II. Legal Aspects – III. Economics – IV. Non-Christian Antiquity – V. Bible – VI. Christianity – VII. Judaism – VIII. Islam
I. Concept Interest is payment in exchange for a right of use or exploitation, typically on a temporary basis and always agreed for a fixed period of time. Money later gained increasing importance as an object of lending and now occupies a dominant position, although other items or rights remain possible as objects of lending, as for example rent. …
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Religion Past and Present
Dietary Laws
(4,404 words)
[German Version] I. Religious Studies – II. Old Testament – III. New Testament – IV. Christianity – V. Judaism – VI. Islam – VII. Buddhism – VIII. Indian Religions
I. Religious Studies A human society's dietary laws and prohibitions give us an excellent insight into its symbolic and ritual practices. The choice of nourishment (preferences and prohibitions) is closely tied to the overall image that a culture develops of itself, with whic…
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Religion Past and Present
Tithing
(1,866 words)
[German Version]
I. History of Religion Instances in which a certain share of a person’s gains were ceded to the gods are known from the religions of the ancient Near East and of Classical Antiquity; on the evidence of the Old Testament (e.g. Lev 27:32f.; 1 Sam 8:15), Judaism and Christianity were also familiar with tithing (see III, IV below). Even the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons), which only cult…
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Religion Past and Present
