Jew-hatred is different from others types of hostility towards an ethnic or cultural group of peo... more Jew-hatred is different from others types of hostility towards an ethnic or cultural group of people, because it is 'justified' by theological reasons. The believer can thus say: God has rejected this people and that's why I hate them. This synoptic essay comprises two parts: from the days of he New Testament till the Reformation and from that period to our days.
An expose of the basic principles of logotherapy, a psychotherapeutic method centered around the ... more An expose of the basic principles of logotherapy, a psychotherapeutic method centered around the meaning of life and its realization.
The Lord's Prayer incorporates several passages of ancient Jewish prayers, like the Kaddish, a do... more The Lord's Prayer incorporates several passages of ancient Jewish prayers, like the Kaddish, a doxology which is recited at the end of all Jewish services.
Kabbalah is the name given to the Jewish Mystical Tradition. It comprises the esoteric teachings... more Kabbalah is the name given to the Jewish Mystical Tradition. It comprises the esoteric teachings which were received (kabbalah means that which was received in Hebrew) and then passed on from one generation to the next. The term ‘esoteric’ means that these teachings are understood only by the few who have been adequately initiated. It constitutes a path to spirituality emancipated from some of the norms of established religion.
Abstract Whereas the gospels of Matthew and Mark contain derogatory comments about the Pharisees,... more Abstract Whereas the gospels of Matthew and Mark contain derogatory comments about the Pharisees, the book of Acts, generally attributed to the evangelist Luke, contains two references to a certain Pharisee by the name of Gamaliel, who is described as “a teacher of the law, respected by all the people”. He is said to have intervened in defense of the apostles Peter and John who had been put on trial, and that he succeeded in swaying the members of the council to release them. It has been suggested that this ‘teacher of the law’ was none other than Rabban Gamaliel, the grandson of the Sage Hillel and the leader of the Pharisees between the years 20 and 50 CE. The passages of the book of Acts give us a description of the Pharisees that is quite different from that of the gospels, especially with regards to their attitude toward the burgeoning Christian sect.
I propose to examine the concept of calling in the writings of Martin Buber, an existentialist ... more I propose to examine the concept of calling in the writings of Martin Buber, an existentialist philosopher who studied the mystical doctrines of the Hassidim; Karl Gustav Jung, the initiator of analytical psychology; Viktor Frankl, a psychiatrist and existential analyst who ...
Jew-hatred is different from others types of hostility towards an ethnic or cultural group of peo... more Jew-hatred is different from others types of hostility towards an ethnic or cultural group of people, because it is 'justified' by theological reasons. The believer can thus say: God has rejected this people and that's why I hate them. This synoptic essay comprises two parts: from the days of he New Testament till the Reformation and from that period to our days.
An expose of the basic principles of logotherapy, a psychotherapeutic method centered around the ... more An expose of the basic principles of logotherapy, a psychotherapeutic method centered around the meaning of life and its realization.
The Lord's Prayer incorporates several passages of ancient Jewish prayers, like the Kaddish, a do... more The Lord's Prayer incorporates several passages of ancient Jewish prayers, like the Kaddish, a doxology which is recited at the end of all Jewish services.
Kabbalah is the name given to the Jewish Mystical Tradition. It comprises the esoteric teachings... more Kabbalah is the name given to the Jewish Mystical Tradition. It comprises the esoteric teachings which were received (kabbalah means that which was received in Hebrew) and then passed on from one generation to the next. The term ‘esoteric’ means that these teachings are understood only by the few who have been adequately initiated. It constitutes a path to spirituality emancipated from some of the norms of established religion.
Abstract Whereas the gospels of Matthew and Mark contain derogatory comments about the Pharisees,... more Abstract Whereas the gospels of Matthew and Mark contain derogatory comments about the Pharisees, the book of Acts, generally attributed to the evangelist Luke, contains two references to a certain Pharisee by the name of Gamaliel, who is described as “a teacher of the law, respected by all the people”. He is said to have intervened in defense of the apostles Peter and John who had been put on trial, and that he succeeded in swaying the members of the council to release them. It has been suggested that this ‘teacher of the law’ was none other than Rabban Gamaliel, the grandson of the Sage Hillel and the leader of the Pharisees between the years 20 and 50 CE. The passages of the book of Acts give us a description of the Pharisees that is quite different from that of the gospels, especially with regards to their attitude toward the burgeoning Christian sect.
I propose to examine the concept of calling in the writings of Martin Buber, an existentialist ... more I propose to examine the concept of calling in the writings of Martin Buber, an existentialist philosopher who studied the mystical doctrines of the Hassidim; Karl Gustav Jung, the initiator of analytical psychology; Viktor Frankl, a psychiatrist and existential analyst who ...
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This synoptic essay comprises two parts: from the days of he New Testament till the Reformation and from that period to our days.
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This synoptic essay comprises two parts: from the days of he New Testament till the Reformation and from that period to our days.