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Does the Catholic Catechism categorically reject the idea that Christ may have come before he came, i.e. when we knew him?
There is an idea in Judaism that there is/was a messiah for every generation.
I have heard some people muse that it was Christ in the Garden, and so I float the idea that during the timeline in which ...
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Had Jesus formally been given authority to preach in the synagogue?
At Luke 4:16-17 we read:
" When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on the sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read, and the scroll of the prophet ...
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How much of the Catholic Mass is inherited from the Jewish Shabbat service?
I was watching this Shabbat video (a service to mark the beginning of the Sabbath, in Friday night), and there seems to be several similarities with the Mass rite (at least the Catholic one). (Notice ...
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Does Catholic Church believe that Jews suffered because of the curse of their forefathers at Matthew 27:25?
We read in Matthew 27: 24-25:
So when Pilate saw that he could do nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took some water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of ...
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Did different Jews have different canons?
During the time of Jesus Christ and even before the time of Christ there existed different sects of Jews (the Pharisees, the Sadducees and the Hellenistic Jews) but did they different sect of Jews ...
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Does Jesus' descending into hell in the Apostles Creed have any reference to the scapegoat's descend in the Jewish tradition?
The Creed of the Apostles say that Jesus descended into hell after his death on the cross. He is referred to as the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. In this context, it would be ...
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According to Catholic Church, did Jesus belong to the Essenes sect of Judaism?
According to Josephus, there were four prominent sects of Judaism at the time of Jesus'ministry namely, Essenes, Pharisees, Sadducees and Zealots. In the NT we come across a number of people ...
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How do Christians argue about Jewish objections against Jesus being the Messiah
Traditional / Orthodox Jews argue that Jesus was not the Messiah, because we don't live in a Messianic Age. In the Messianic Age
All Jews would be living in Israel (Isa. 11:12, 27:12-13);
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Do Catholics violate Torah laws? [duplicate]
As is well-known, Judaism rejects all statues based on the Torah. The Presbyterian Church and Protestants reject making statutes but Roman Catholics made many statues of Jesus, Mary, Peter, and Paul. ...
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What do Catholics believe about Yom kippur and judgment?
Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement,
The Lords feast as Leviticus says. In Judaism, this is the day where God or Hashem will judge the future, what will happen the next year is decided on Yom Kippur. ...
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According to Catholicism, does God create new angels?
In Judaism there are many Rabbis that preach that we (humans) can create an angel, and some say God creates angels out of a river of fire in heaven, and they worship him.
Does the Catholic Church ...
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According to Catholicism, who can be referred to as the One Flock of Jesus in today's context? [duplicate]
In John 10:16 we see Jesus saying:
"I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd."
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According to Catholicism, does the Old Law justify?
According to Catholicism, does the Old Law justify? Or is Christ, faith, and the New Law necessary to justify even those who lived before Christ?
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What is an overview of Jesus' ministry during Holy Week?
Starting with his arrival in Jerusalem, what is an overview of events in the final week before his resurrection as they occurred on specific days of Holy Week?
Note: I'm looking for an answer that ...
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What's the difference between 'Divine Providence' and 'Holy Spirit' in this statement?
In the 22nd annual meeting of the International Catholic-Jewish Liaison Committee, they released a statement that said:
Jews and Christians share the heritage of the biblical testimony of God's ...
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Is the Roman Catholic understanding of forgiveness different from the Protestant understanding?
Recently I read Simon Wiesenthal's book, The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness, and I was challenged to flesh out my understanding of forgiveness. There were aspects which I ...
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