Religion: Judaism Or Judaisms?

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Term Paper Title	Religion: Judaism Or Judaisms?
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Religion: Judaism or Judaisms?

Religion: Judaism or Judaisms?

It has been argued that Judaism can be seen not only as a single religion, but
as a group of similar religions.  It has also been pointed-out that through all
the trials and tribulations that Judaism has suffered through, that there have
been common themes that have proven omni-pervasive.  Any institution with roots
as ancient and varied as the religion of the Jews is bound to have a few
variations, especially when most of its history takes place in the political and
theological hot spot of the Middle East.

In this discussion, many facets of Judaism will be examined, primarily in the
three temporal  subdivisions labeled the Tribal / Pre-Monarchy Period, the
Divided Monarchy, and the Hasmonean / Maccabean and Roman Era.  Among all the
time periods where the religion has been split, these three seem to be the most
representative of the forces responsible.

As for a common thread seen throughout all Judiasms, the area of focus here is
the place associated with the religion : Jerusalem.  This topic will be covered
in detail first, and then the multiple Judaism arguments will be presented.  In
this way, it is possible to keep a common focus in mind when reading about all
the other situations in which the religion has found itself.  A brief conclusion
follows the discussion.

A Place to Call Home

No other religion has ever been so attached to its birthplace as Judaism.
Perhaps this is because Jews have been exiled and restricted from this place for
most of their history.  Jerusalem is not only home to Judaism, but to the Muslim
and Christian religions as well. Historically this has made it quite a busy
place for the various groups.

Jerusalem is where the temple of the Jews once stood; the only place on the
whole Earth where one could leave the confines of day to day life and get closer
to God.  In 586 BCE when the temple was destroyed, no Jew would have denied
Jerusalem as being the geographic center of the religion.  From that point on,
the Jewish people have migrated around the world, but not one of them forgets
the fact that Jerusalem is where it all began.  It is truly a sacred place, and
helps to define what Judaism means to many people; a common thread to run
through all the various splinters of the religion and help hold them together.

Even today, as the Jewish people have their precious Jerusalem back (through the
help of other nations and their politics) there is great conflict and emo...

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