Has Muslim Theology influenced Iconoclasm?

Dorothy Mae

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The online definition of veneration:

great respect; reverence.
A definition is not a substitute. The president of the US is respected because he is the President. He is not venerated. Those are different words.
You assume the faith of Moses didn’t teach that Jews are to face the Temple and the Holy of Holies in prayer. There’s proof in both the Tanakh and Jewish oak law that Jews should face the Temple in prayer. Even today Jews all over the world face the western wall and the remains of the Temple in Jerusalem.
Thats not the faith Moses gave. Sorry but it isn’t.
Jews did have venerable for the Holy of Holies which is why it had a veil covering it and the high priest could only see it once a year.
No that is not why. It was a holy place where God dwelt. It was not because they venerated it. God didn’t even protect it from invasion.
 
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A definition is not a substitute. The president of the US is respected because he is the President. He is not venerated. Those are different words.
Thats not the faith Moses gave. Sorry but it isn’t.
No that is not why. It was a holy place where God dwelt. It was not because they venerated it. God didn’t even protect it from invasion.
Veneration is a deeper form of respect and in a way when you salute the present you do venerate him. So Solomon was not following Moses when he prayed facing the temple? Clearly you don’t understand what I was saying about the temple, they venerated it because it was where God dwelt, God didn’t protect it when the Jews lost favor with him and he withdrew his holy presence from it thereby allowing it to be destroyed.
 
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When was I claiming otherwise.
You said they prayed TO the temple or Jerusalem or such. The ones who believed prayed to God. Since you think they venerated a place made of stone, what was one to think?
 
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You said they prayed TO the temple or Jerusalem or such. The ones who believed prayed to God. Since you think they venerated a place made of stone, what was one to think?
I already answered this question. The Jews prayed facing the temple and venerated it because it contained the presence of God. If you don’t know the meaning of veneration then that’s your problem.
 
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