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Article: From Revelations to Theology.(religions of the world)
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- Canada and the World Backgrounder
- Article date:
- December 1, 1999
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Religions have developed along with the societies in which they thrive, becoming more complex along the way but often with many common elements
Religions frequently claim to have begun with revelations that bring the holy into human life. These revelations may take the form of visions, inner voices, or events.
Moses, for example, was a leader of the ancient Hebrews who brought them out of Egypt in the so-called Exodus (c.1250 BC) after heating God's instructions to do so. Later, he led them to the sacred mountain where God appeared to them in a frightening display of thunder and lightning. Moses went up into the mountain and returned with God's ...