Wednesday 1 January 2014

Universalism vs. Particularism

«Our calendar does not start counting years from the birth of Abraham, no matter how significant his life might be as our first patriarch. Nor do we claim that the past only becomes worthy of recognition from the time we became a people or even from the moment we received the Torah at Sinai. The year is now 5774. It is the number of years that frame the shared years of the human family.

But that is not the message of the calendar year 2014, whose meaning is steeped in a theological concept. 2014 chooses the birth of Jesus as the moment which offers all subsequent history meaning. By beginning the count of years with this event, there is a clear statement made: What happened before is insignificant.»

Michelangelo & the Meaning of the New Year
http://www.aish.com/ci/s/Michelangelo--the-Meaning-of-the-New-Year.html?mobile=yes

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Shalom and Best Regards,
RRW

Don't Make Assumptions, rather
find the courage to ask questions and communicate with others as clearly as you can, in order to avoid misunderstandings. This can completely transform your life.
~ d M Ruiz

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