Temple vs Synagogue
这difference between temple and synagogue has its roots in theJewishbeliefs. Temple and Synagogue are two words that are often considered as words that denote the same meaning by the general population. Actually, in a Jewish perspective, they are not so. They convey two different senses when used separately. The word synagogue is derived from the Greek word ‘Sinagogos.’ This word refers to a place where people assemble. It often refers to the House of Assembly. A temple, in a very general sense, is thesacredplace where followers of any religion go toworship。犹太教堂与犹太文化有关。当从犹太人的角度看时,寺庙具有特殊的含义。当我们讨论两个单词寺庙和犹太教堂之间的区别时,所有这些都将在文章中讨论。
What is a Temple?
A temple, in a very general sense, is the sacred place where followers of any religion go to worship. Every religion usually has a temple, a place of worship that is known by this name. Temple, for them, is the house ofGod。All these religions use the word temple to refer to any place of worship the followers of those religions have built. However, this belief of calling any place of worship a temple changes when it comes to犹太教。
对于犹太人来说,圣殿一词主要是指耶路撒冷看到的神社。如果犹太人使用寺庙一词,他或她指的是耶路撒冷的圣殿。所罗门在公元前10世纪建造了有史以来的第一座寺庙。犹太人将这种建筑称为寺庙。罗马人摧毁了第二座圣殿后,他们不再具有可以称为圣殿的物理结构。这orthodoxJews believe that only the Messiah can build a new Temple.
当圣殿在那里时,犹太人正在执行更多的传统,例如牺牲。另外,在圣殿的祈祷中,使用了音乐。
What is a Synagogue?
Now, since the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, a synagogue is the house of worship for the Jews. On the other hand, a synagogue was nothing but a Town Hall in the olden days. At that time, it did not have a great connection with worship.
这purpose of constructing a synagogue also was different when compared to the purpose for which a temple was constructed. The primary purpose behind the construction of synagogue was to carry on discussions related to business. In fact, community business was conducted by the Jewish community in a synagogue. This was the situation as long as the Temple was there. However, now the synagogue is built for the primary purpose of worshipping.
As a way of honoring the memory of the Temple, the worship style in synagogues has also gone through some changes. For example, instrumental music is not used in synagogues for worship.
寺庙和犹太教堂有什么区别?
•圣殿和犹太教堂的定义:
• Temple, in the general sense, means the place of worship in any religion.
• Temple in Judaism refers to the Holy Temple that was in Jerusalem.
• Synagogue is the Jewish house of worship.
This is the main difference between the two words.
• Place of Building:
• A normal temple can be built anywhere.
•寺庙只能建在前寺庙站立的地面上。
• Synagogues can also be built anywhere.
• Worshipping:
• A normal temple follows the method of worship according to the religion to which the temple belongs to.
• The Temple has special traditions such as sacrifices and using music for prayers.
• Synagogues do not do sacrifices. As a way of putting the Temple memory in a special place, they do not use music during prayer.
• Beliefs:
• The Orthodox Jews follow all these customs believing another Temple can only be built by the Messiah and only builds synagogues.
• The Reform Movement of Judaism goes against the traditional beliefs. They build worshipping places and name them temple without a problem.
As you can see, the difference between temple and synagogue can only be seen in the religion of Judaism.
图像提供:
- Holy Temple通过Wikicommons(公共领域)
- Great Synagogue of FlorencebyToksave(CC BY-SA 3.0)
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