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    Scholars of Ancient Times Debating Religion

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    This paper consists of five pages in which ancient practitioners of Judaism, Brahmanism, and Confucianism debate religion is presented. There are eight bibliographic sources cited.

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    who each practice a different religion. Confucianism, Brahmanism and Judaism are studied. Bibliography lists 8 sources. SA135rel.rtf A student creating a debate between three ancient persons-one  a practicing Jew, another a Confucianist and a third a Braham-will want to first provide some background information on the religions themselves and then create a lively discussion. Jewish  history starts during the Bronze age in the Middle East and also, a student will want to note that the birth of the Jewish people and the beginning of Judaism  is explained in the first five books of the Holy Bible (Judaism 2001). Confucianism is generally characterized as a system of social and  ethical philosophies as opposed to an actual religion (Berling 1982). Confucianism was built upon an ancient religious foundation in order to establish the social values, institutions, and ideals  of traditional Chinese civilization (1982). Finally, as far as Brahmanism is concerned, it did exist during 500 BCE (The Classical Period 2001). A discussion might begin with a comparison of  the religions: Confucianist: Our religion is a way of life for us. Jew: That is true in our religion as well. Brahman: In some way, I believe  I can vouch for our religion as being a way of life, but perhaps in a different sense. For the Jew, religion is a way of life due to the  allegiance to God. For Confucianists, it is more tradition. For us, it may be considered somewhat of a political arrangement that must be adhered to. A student writing  on this subject will want to note that indeed, religion for all of the followers of such religions or philosophies was a way of life. Sociologist Robert Bellah called Confucianism 

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