On Teaching About Indigenous Religions (Part Five)

Finally, what about something like religious sacrificial offerings? The practice is common enough among indigenous religions; but what role, if any, might such a practice play within major religions of the modern Western world, like Judaism or Christianity? Well, the practice of making sacrificial offerings to God is clearly evident in Judeo-Christian scriptures. The Jewish Bible (known as the Tanakh or Hebrew Bible), which is also incorporated into the Christian Bible as its Old...

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