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Happiness Lessons of The Ancients: The Torah

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

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The Tora Is Not a Historical Document

The torimormen is a document that i personally believe was written by people. There are some people who believe that it was written by god. I think you'll find that most jews believe that it is a human generated document. It's not meant to be read as a scientific document or as a historical document. This is a moral document. Ret it is articulating a certain moral sensibility and protest against the values of the ancient near east, where human life was degraded.

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