RELI 1710 Study Guide - Orthopraxy, Tefillin, Torah
26 Feb 2014
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Antiochus iv epiphanes: king of syria; policy of attaining political unity by propagating greek culture met with violent resistance from the jews. Apocalyptic: all the various portions of the jewish and christian scriptures, whether canonical or apocryphal, in which eschatological predictions are given in the form of a revelation. Ashera: asherah, the shekinah, consort and beloved of yahweh. Her sacred pillars or poles once stood right beside yahweh"s altar, embracing it. Moses and aaron both carried one of these asherah poles as a sacred staff of power. The children of israel were once dramatically healed simply by gazing at the staff with serpents suspended from it. This symbol, the snakes and the staff, has become the modern universal symbol for doctors and healers. * asherah was also widely known in the middle eastern ancient world as a goddess of. Ashkenazim: a member of the branch of european jews, historically yiddish-speaking, who settled in central and northern europe.
