Home›Jewish Scriptures›TraditionBrowse ByTraditionThis page groups scripture texts by the tradition that treats them as central. Wikipedia notes that in some non-theistic religions "such as some Indian religions they are considered to be the central tenets of their eternal Dharma," a different basis for sacredness than divine revelation. Browsing by tradition lets a visitor read every text central to one religion together.FactsTraditionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedScriptures & Texts 1TraditionFilter Results15 entriesAdherents Today MaximumAll40,000 (1)95,000,000 (1)Adherents Today MinimumAll40,000 (1)78,000,000 (1)Basis of the Membership FigureAllChurch-Reported Rolls (4)Independent Survey (6)National Census (1)Scholarly or Demographic Estimate (6)Basis of the Wealth FigureAllAudited Annual Report (1)Regulator Filing (1)The Body's Own Published Statistics (1)Church FamilyAllLutheran (3)Date of Separation End YearAll900 (1)1555 (1)1815 (1)1846 (1)1876 (1)1913 (1)1968 (1)Date of Separation Start YearAll760 (1)1521 (1)1772 (1)1810 (2)1883 (1)1935 (1)1963 (1)Defining Doctrinal PositionAllChalcedonian: two natures in the one person of Christ (Chalcedon, 451) (1)Chalcedonian: two natures in the one person of Christ (Chalcedon, 451) (2)Ethics grounded in reason and human experience, without the supernatural (1)Halakha binding and not subject to historical revision (2)Halakha binding, but developing through scholarship (1)Halakha binding, with secular education, work and civic participation affirmed rather than merely tolerated (1)Halakha informative rather than binding on the individual (2)Judaism as an evolving religious civilisation, God reconceived naturalistically (2)The tzaddik or rebbe as spiritual intermediary and head of the community (2)The tzaddik or rebbe as spiritual intermediary and head of the community (2)The written Torah alone; the rabbinic Oral Torah not accepted (1)The written Torah alone; the rabbinic Oral Torah not accepted (1)Trinitarian: one God in three persons (1)Trinitarian: one God in three persons (2)Documented Accused CountAll6 (1)GovernanceAllA federation of autonomous member organisations (1)A single central governing body over the whole movement (1)Authority in trained scholars, with no central office (3)Congregational: each congregation self-governing (3)Delegated representation from congregations up to a general conference (3)Episcopal: governed by bishops (2)No central authority (5)Priestly office passing by descent (1)Synodal: governed by synods of clergy and lay delegates (2)How the Expectation Is EnforcedAllCodified Obligation With Consequences (1)Codified Obligation, Ruled Unenforceable (1)Customary Norm (3)Obligation to Support, No Set Rate (2)Liturgical LanguageAllAramaic (3)Geez (1)Hebrew (10)The vernacular (7)Membership Figure As OfAll1972-01-01 (1)1988-12-31 (1)1991-05-25 (1)1994-01-01 (1)2000-04-01 (1)2006-01-01 (1)2007-01-01 (1)2009-01-01 (1)2013-01-01 (7)2013-10-01 (1)2015-01-01 (1)2018-01-01 (1)2019-01-01 (1)2020-01-01 (4)2021-05-11 (1)2021-05-12 (1)2022-05-03 (1)2023-01-01 (1)2024-01-01 (1)2024-12-31 (1)2025-01-01 (1)OrdinationAllNo ordination; authority rests on learning or on the whole body (1)No successor by deliberate choice (1)Office passes by descent (2)Open to women and men (6)Ordination is into a monastic order, not to a congregation (1)Restricted to men (4)Varies between provinces or member bodies (2)Origin Period End YearAll900 (1)1527 (1)1530 (1)1600 (1)1772 (1)1797 (1)1810 (1)1846 (1)1850 (1)1913 (1)1963 (1)1968 (1)1988 (1)Origin Period Start YearAll760 (1)1300 (1)1517 (1)1527 (1)1740 (1)1775 (1)1800 (2)1802 (1)1810 (1)1845 (1)1922 (1)1963 (1)1988 (1)Position on JustificationAllFaith Alone (1)Position on MarriageAllMarriage is held to be monogamous, with remarriage after divorce sanctioned under specified conditions (3)Position on PredestinationAllSingle Predestination (1)Position on SexualityAllSame-sex marriage is performed and LGBT clergy are ordained on equal terms with heterosexual clergy (5)Same-sex orientation or practice is held to bar full membership or participation (1)Same-sex sexual relationships are held contrary to teaching; LGBT individuals are welcomed as members but not ordained, and same-sex unions are not blessed (3)The body holds no single settled position; the question is actively and openly contested within it (1)Position on the EucharistAllSacramental Union (1)Principle of WorshipAllNormative (1)Relation to the StateAllDisestablished (1)No Establishment (2)Privileged Never Established (1)Varies by Province (1)Rule Established or Last ChangedAll2000-01-01 (1)Sacraments RecognisedAllTwo (1)Standard Rate ExpectedAllTen percent. (1)Standing as a Comparative CategoryAllA standard analytic category in the study of religion (1)Standing of Holy OrdersAllHistoric Episcopate Received Not Required (1)Status TodayAllLiving tradition, practised today (15)Wealth Figure As Of YearAll2024 (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareBeta IsraelTradition1 entryBreslov HasidismTradition2 entriesChabad-LubavitchTradition2 entriesChurch of SwedenTradition2 entriesConservative JudaismTradition3 entriesEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaTradition2 entriesHaredi JudaismTradition2 entriesHasidic JudaismTradition2 entriesHumanistic JudaismTradition2 entriesKaraite JudaismTradition3 entriesLutheranismTradition2 entriesModern Orthodox JudaismTradition3 entriesOrthodox JudaismTradition3 entriesReconstructionist JudaismTradition3 entriesReform JudaismTradition3 entriesSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. 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