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A 9 page research paper on the emergence of the above sects from 44 B.C.E. to 70 A.D. The writer presents a comparison of these philosophies to the 'Jewish mind' or consciousness developed since biblical times and concludes with a comparison of these influences with today's Jewish consciousness. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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a unified norm, that "no such Jewish norm has ever existed" (Halkin, 1998, p. 50). Halkin, a Zionist, also contends that that despite the fragmentation of the Diaspora
in modern times, the dividing lines have never been clear cut, even during the Second Temple when the Jewish people divided into sects. He states that what ultimately survives
is the "Jewish mind" or "Jewish consciousness" (Halkin, 1998; Nyrop, 1991; Werblowsky, 1997, p. 3). The Jewish mind has been alive since the beginning of Israel, and it
is that communal mind that survives the present-day fragmentation by setting the Jewish people apart from other cultures and religions. THE JEWISH MIND What distinguishes the
Jewish faith from all other faiths is the original Jewish belief. The Jewish people believe that they have personal responsibility for bringing the world to a "mutuality" or unity
through a personal responsibility to the covenants (Werblowsky, 1997, p. 6). The people of Israel began to understand, through the words of the ancient prophets and historical experiences, that
they were meant to bring about a unified "social reality" through the "historical experiences" of their race (Werblowsky, 1997, p. 6). "The concept of Covenant is central to the
Israelite understanding of both the world (or nature) and man (or history). It implies that all life and existence are seen in social, that is, historical terms of relationship
and mutuality.... The permanence of nature itself is the result of a covenant..., a promise and a social bond" (Werblowsky, 1997, p. 10). Werblowsky
(1997) describes this belief as founded in the concept of being the chosen people of God, a role established in The Old Testament (Torah) by the exodus from Egypt and
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