Questions tagged [theology]
Questions regarding our understanding of God, such as it is. NOT for every question about Jewish beliefs.
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Where does Rambam say: "The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision"?
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Hi according to https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/maimonides-quotes
Rambam said the quote “The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision.”
Where does he say this though?
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What are the most widely used responses to Christian claims of supersessionism?
Christians claim that the Jewish nation is no longer chosen by God, and has been replaced or superseded by Christianity (Supersessionism). I would like to know what the most popular or frequently ...
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Is God Ever in Two Places at Once?
Are there any instances, ideally in Tanakh, where God's physical manifestation of Himself is present in two separate locations at once? Or more poignantly, are there instances of God speaking/...
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If saying a Beracha over a worldly benefit is a logical mitzva, are non believers exempt? Are Chazal saying Hashem's existence is a svara?
According to the Gemara (Brachot 35a), the halacha of saying a beracha before benefiting from the world is a svara; a halacha derived from logic:
סברא הוא: אסור לו לאדם שיהנה מן העולם הזה בלא ברכה
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Can God Consider Himself to Be Wrong? [duplicate]
The Hebrew Bible has at least 2 places where God changes course or even regrets his actions. Does that mean God from the Biblical perspective can consider Himself to be wrong?
I'm not asking from our ...
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Are these verses about Hashem's anger a contradiction?
In Micah 7:18, it is written:
מִי־אֵ֣ל כָּמ֗וֹךָ נֹשֵׂ֤א עָוֺן֙ וְעֹבֵ֣ר עַל־פֶּ֔שַׁע לִשְׁאֵרִ֖ית נַחֲלָת֑וֹ לֹֽא־הֶחֱזִ֤יק לָעַד֙ אַפּ֔וֹ כִּֽי־חָפֵ֥ץ חֶ֖סֶד הֽוּא׃
Who is a God like You,
Forgiving ...
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What is Ramban's true opinion regarding the scope of hashgachah pratis? [duplicate]
Ramban seemingly contradicts himself regarding this subject.
In Bereishis 18:19 (and Iyov 36:7) he says explicitly that only the righteous are under total divine protection; others, which comprise the ...
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Where is God in Judaism? [duplicate]
I am actually a Sunni Muslim, only asking this question out of my interest in Jewish interpretations of God as they are similar and distinct in many ways with the Islamic ones.
So in Sunni Islam, ...
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Where do Shedim (demons) fit in?
We have discussions regarding Shedim in Jewish history. I believe they're described as having chicken feet in one source.
While the topic doesn't really seem to come up much in modern Judaism, the ...
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What is Koheles' view of the Torah?
Koheles doesn't mention the special election of Israel, Maamad Har Sinai or Nevuah.
It does talk about God, right and wrong and reward and punishment.
Do any major Jewish thinkers entertain the ...
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1000th generation, and creating the world out of Rachamim
I recently saw in a (Chassidic) sefer that the concept of "Hashem intended to make the world out of justice, but saw that it wouldn't last, so made it out of mercy" (Rashi on Bereshit) means ...
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Hashgacha question
What is the explanation that in many cases the Tanakh speaks about nations (e.g. Aram) that Hashem sends to chastise the Jewish nation? It implies that Hashem is able to influence pagan nations, but ...
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Who is THE LORD and who is my lord?
Who is David referring to when he wrote in
Psalms 110:1
"The Lord said to my lord"
Who is he referring to when he says "THE LORD," and who is he referring to when he says "...
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Examples of Hashem changing His mind - is the explanation always the same?
There are times where there is a hava amina (automatic assumption) that Hashem changed His mind, and the standard commentary is "obviously, Hashem didn't really change His mind, it is to teach us ...
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Why did Eve Believe the Snake?
Rashi in Genesis 3 states:
כָּל אֻמָּן שׂוֹנֵא אֶת בְּנֵי אֻמָּנוּתוֹ, מִן הָעֵץ אָכַל וּבָרָא אֶת הָעוֹלָם (בראשית רבה):
כי ידע FOR [GOD] KNOWS — Every artisan detests his fellow-artisans (“Two of a ...
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