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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
sin in religion, unethical act. The term implies disobedience to a personal God, as in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and is not used so often in systems such as Buddhism where there is no personal divinity. In ancient Israel, besides personal sin there was national sin, usually idolatry; to regain God's favor the whole people had to be purified. Ex. 32-34. Crimes of a few might also be visited on all, but punishment of the criminals could avert this. Joshua 7. Apart from original sin , Christianity and Islam have no developed idea of collective sin. As to what constitutes sin, Christian... Read more
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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English sin 1 / sin / • n. an immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law: a sin in the eyes of God | the human capacity for sin. ∎  an act regarded... Read more
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Sin Judaism In the Hebrew scriptures there are three main categories of sin. Ḥet indicates a failure of mutual relations, Pesha...crookedness. The rabbis used the term averah (passing over), so sin is a passing over or rejection of the will of God. The primary... Read more

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Missing the Mark: Sin and Its Consequences in Biblical Theology
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Football: YOU'VE BIN WARNED! Football sin the dock..now a shock new plan that will see bad boys 'cool off'.(Sport)
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