Introduction. Evidence concerning Moloch worship in ancient Israel is found in the legal, as well as in the historical and prophetic literature of the Bible. In the Pentateuch, the laws of the Holiness Code speak about giving or passing children to Moloch (Lev. 18:21, 20:2–4) and the law in Deuteronomy speaks of "passing [one's] son or daughter through fire" (18:10).

The practices of a religion may include rituals, sermons, commemoration or veneration of a deity (god or goddess), sacrifices, festivals, feasts, trances, initiations, funerary services, matrimonial services, meditation, prayer, religious music, religious art, sacred dance, public service, or other aspects of human culture.

Henotheism (from Greek ἑνὸς θεοῦ (henos theou) 'of one god') is the worship of a single, supreme god while not denying the existence or possible existence of other lower deities. Friedrich Schelling (1775–1854) coined the word, and Friedrich Welcker (1784–1868) used it to depict primitive monotheism among ancient Greeks.. Max Müller (1823–1900), a German philologist …

The Syrophoenician Woman is a unique figure in the gospels, because she successfully challenges Jesus and he commends her for it (Mark 7:24-30).This narrative sharply contrasts with the usual form of New Testament short stories, which highlight one of Jesus’s sayings and give Jesus the last word. The Syrophoenician woman asks Jesus to heal her daughter of demon …

Judaism dismantled Canaanite and Mesopotamian cultures Christianity revolutionized the Levant, the Roman Empire, and still changes new cultures. Islam fundamentally altered Africa to India, and is radically transforming Europe today I’m sure students of religion and history could add to the list. A cultures beliefs determine its practices.