Everyman's Axiomatic Virtue Analysis

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Everyman’s Talmud starts with the assertion that God’s existence is an “axiomatic truth” that Jews do not need hard evidence to prove (Cohen 1). Building off this point, God is seen as the Creator of the universe and the only heavenly power. While early Christians adopted the idea of the Holy Trinity and three persons in one God, classical rabbis argued against this triumvirate in favor of supporting a strictly monotheistic, singular representation of God (Cohen 4-5). Another main point expressed in Everyman’s Talmud is the idea of God’s simultaneous transcendence and immanence. This means that while God transcends the laws and limitations of our finite world, He maintains a closeness to man that allows Him to help with our struggles in times of need. “God is at once above the Universe and the very soul of the Universe,” sums this seemingly contradictory idea up (Cohen 47). …show more content…

Genesis 1 and 2 describe how God crafts the heavens and earth, making “man in his own image” with the creation of Adam and then Eve (Genesis 1:27). Additionally, the prophet Isaiah has a vision of God where an angel proclaims, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole Earth is full of his glory,” which goes along with the notion that God and His grace are everywhere at once (Isaiah 6:3). While God’s compassion and mercy are well documented in the Bible and rabbinic literature, the book of Deuteronomy expresses how people must adhere to His commandments as He has the power to “destroy you from the face of the Earth” (Deuteronomy 6:15). The Bible also provides several images of God, depicting Him in the form of a burning bush (Exodus 3:2), a shepherd (Psalm 23:1-3), and a four-winged creature with the faces of a man, lion, ox, and eagle (Ezekiel

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