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The keyword Jew is tagged in the following 5 articles.

Jews and Jewry Law in Medieval Germany
July 18, 2011 - 2478 words | Religious Studies » Judaism
Perhaps for no group of people were ‘the dark ages’ so aptly named as for the Jews. Over the span of one thousand years life changed wildly for the Jewish people and not in a positive way. At the start of the 5th Century the future looked bright but by... Read Article »

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Judaism Jews Jewish History Jewry Law Medieval History
Gender-Specific Language of the Major Prophets in The Hebrew Bible: The Case of the First and Second Isaiah
February 4, 2011 - 11002 words | Religious Studies » Judaism
Prophecy is one of the most important institutions in the Hebrew Bible. The prophet is regarded as the voice of the Lord, bringing God’s will and commandments to the people who often forget to follow the rigors of the Law. The prophets have, also, designated... Read Article »

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Judaism Hebrew Bible Gendered Language First Isaiah Second Isaiah Jewish Prophets
The Matthaean Exception Clause: A 21st Century Interpretation
October 27, 2010 - 4744 words | Religious Studies » Christianity
Sexism is not unique to Christianity; however, in the Christian religion many of those who identify themselves as Christian fundamentalists are more likely to hold sexist views of women. Because the scriptures were written during a time in which women had few rights... Read Article »

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Binding And Loosing Feminism Reinterpret the Bible Divorce Sexism in the Bible Sexism Jewish Code Law Form Criticism Interpretation Bible Marriage Fundamental Law Women Women in the Bible Matthaean Exception
The Position of Jews and Christians in the Ottoman Empire
May 4, 2010 - 1382 words | History » Ottoman Empire
The position of Jewish and Christian peoples under the Ottoman Empire is an issue that continues to be disputed today, almost a century after the official end of the Empire itself. Religious association typically determined status in the predominantly Muslim Ottoman... Read Article »

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Ottoman Empire Minorities Jews Christians Middle East Muslim Ottomans Jewish Judaism Islam Islamic Republic
Birobidjan: The Story of the First Jewish State
April 1, 2010 - 4977 words | History » Jewish History
The world's largest menorah is not in Jerusalem, Lakewood or even in Crown Heights; it can be found in the town square of  Birobidjan, the capital city of the eponymous Jewish Autonomous Oblast of the Soviet Union. The menorah is 21 meters high, uses nine 500... Read Article »

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Birobidjan Birobidzhan Biro Amur Amursky Amur Zionism Jew Jewish Yiddish State First U.S.S.R. Russia Siberia Fail JAO KOMZET OZET Israel Stalin Oblast Autonamous Autonomous Nat First Jewish State