Elements Of Religious Traditions

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Elements Of Religious Traditions

Concerning the study religious traditions, many critical issues will need a close attention to identify the distinctions between them. One critical issue is how the religious traditions are passed along from generation to generation. Many developed world religions have an established sacred text as well as an oral tradition. In some cases, these oral traditions have been written down. For instance, in Judaism, the tradition of the Oral Torah and the written Torah. The written Torah became the Tanakh or the Hebrew Bible as known today. The Oral Torah has also been written down in established commentaries in the Talmud. However, many non-developed religions have not written down their oral...

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