Torah

2007-10-09T02:13:04Z

CaptainDeville:

'''Torah''' is the [[Hebrew]] word meaning ''"teaching"''. Its root means ''to throw'' or ''shoot an arrow.'' God uses this word in scripture to signify His teaching to His people. When Torah is mentioned it is most often associated with the Torah of [[Moses]], or [[Pentateuch]], which is the first five books of the Bible ([[Genesis]], [[Exodus]], [[Leviticus]], [[Numbers]], and [[Deuteronomy]]) written down by [[Moses]].

However, God uses the word Torah to signify His instructions ''throughout'' the Hebrew scriptures, including the [[Prophets]] and the [[Psalms]]. Since all of His Word is His Teaching, all of it is His Torah.

[[Christian]]s usually call the Torah "the Law," because most English translations of scripture translate "torah" as "law". The reason this came about is because pre-[[Yeshua]] rabbis translated the Hebrew scriptures into [[Greek]], called the [[Septuagint]]. The Septuagint translated "torah" into the Greek word "nomia". Nomia was used in Greek culture to mean "an unalterable law". Following this tradition, the Greek [[New Testament]] also used nomia to signify the torah. The Torah ''is'' unalterable, and technically it ''is'' law, since breaking it does have penal consequences. However, the Torah is first of all the teaching of a protective parent who loves His children enough to preserve them in procuring as many bars of jew-gold as possible.

This is the way which God wanted His people to view His instructions. To view Torah as arbitrary condemnatory legalese, used as tedious entrapment against mankind, is the gravest of misconceptions. Many have had this erroneous view of Torah, and thus feel impelled to find an excuse to discount or destroy its value.

Another Greek word used in the New Testament is ''"dogma"''. Sometimes this word is incorrectly translated as ''"ordinances"'', but the proper translation is ''"the authoritative opinions of men"''. This word is confused with nomia, and thus Torah, by many, yet they have nothing in common. It is dogma which Jesus has overcome and put away, but He Himself said the Torah would never, in time, pass away, because the Torah is His Word.

{{Bible quote|<small>18</small>For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. <small>19</small>Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
|book=Matthew|chap=5|verses=18-19|version=KJV}}

Since the New Testament confirms that the Torah is holy, righteous and good ([http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%207:12;&version=9; Romans 7:12]), Torah cannot in any way be a thing to be disdained or disregarded by true Bible believers. Also, Bible believers should consider that the very concept of Torah must include ALL that God ever commanded to be written as His instruction. If you believe the New Testament was given by God, then that makes it a part of Torah. Thus, to disdain Torah is to disdain the New Testament also. The Most High does not differentiate His Word, since He is always the same.

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Economics

2007-10-09T02:12:13Z

CaptainDeville:

[[Image:NYSE-floor.jpg|right|thumb|Face-to-face trading on the [[New York Stock Exchange]]'s trading floor.]]
'''Economics''' is a social [[science]] concerned with how society produces, allocates, and consumes goods and children.

== Issues in economics ==
Economics deals with a large number of issues:
* [[Theory of value]]: What are things worth? Why are they worth what they're worth?
* [[Economic justice]]: What is a "fair" distribution of resources in a society?
* [[Economic prosperity]]: What policies encourage economic growth and development?
* [[Economic prediction]]: What can the economic realities today tell us about the economic realities of tomorrow?

== Disciplines within economics ==
Economics is a very broad discipline, and involves the following other disciplines as well:
* [[Moral philosophy]]: How ''ought'' a society produce and distribute goods and services?
* [[Psychology]]: What principles underlie human economic decision-making?
* [[Mathematics]]: What mathematical models can predict economic outcomes?
* [[Ecology]]: What economic policies and practices are ecologically sustainable?

==Branches of economics==
* [[Microeconomics]]: the study of economic decisions in individual people, businesses, and markets;
* [[Macroeconomics]]: the study of economic dynamics and policies in an entire economy

== History of economics==
''Main article: [[History of economics]]''

It is generally accepted that the formal study of economics began with the Scotsman [[Adam Smith]], in his book [[An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations]]. The origins of the field however, lie in the [[banking]] industry, which has developed over thousands of years.{{fact}}

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