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Judaism
Those damn jews
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Religious Studies
Undergraduate 2
10/11/2009

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Covenant
Definition
Adam and Eve go against what God said, Jewish history is trying to make up for it. God gives them rules to live by to make a new covenant
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Noah
Definition

God destroys the world by flood, Noah and members must be nice to each other and to eat animals properly

*sign=rainbow

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Abraham
Definition

Lives in the city of UR, travels to land that God tells him to, sign of obedience. Believed in 1 god

3 Promises:

  1. Land
  2. Offspring
  3. Blessing
*circumcision 

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Family tree of Abraham
Definition

Ishmael-Him, wife, and servants are kicked out of the house. God feels bad and protects them. Ishmael is the founding father of Arabs.

Issac- gives wrong son the blessing to Jacob

Jacob- has 12 sons (Joseph) decedents slaves in Egypt

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Sinai (Moses)
Definition
lead people of slavery from Egypt. God revealed to Moses the first 5 books of the Bible. Settled at Sidon, must follow 613 rules
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Messianic Covenant
Definition
After Israel forms into nation- God tells David (unconditional promise) a son of David will forever sit on the throne in exchange David does nothing
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Semitic 
Definition

Migration of "Apiru"

as they loose power in Egypt resettle to different area- 12 tribes- must for a centralized kingdom for political and military reason

**Theologically- why would their religion say to not have a king? Because they believe in one god, that one god must have to a be a human god=king

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Written Scriptures
Definition

Preserves records- King wants to form a national identity 

**still an oral experience 

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Jerusalem
Definition
King David makes it his capital ON TOP OF A HILL, protected- becomes very much the "home of the people"
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Temple
Definition
first one built by King Solemon, temple becomes very much the identity and heart of the people
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Northern Kingdom
Definition
1st to get conquered becomes the "lost tribes"
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Southern Kingdom
Definition

587

conquered by Babylonian empire, destroyed temple. Sent people to Babylon.

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Jewish "Diaspora"
Definition

Religious people are spread out, don't have a central identity. 

Make own sacred space= passover

Ritual markers= circumcised 

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Greece and Rome
Definition

Conquers Babylon from Persia, Jerusalem becomes influenced by Greek. 

2nd temple is built

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Helenism
Definition
Being influenced by Greek culture
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Synagogue 
Definition
Jewish sacred space/place, believe that there should be only 1 temple in Jerusalem
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What happened in 70ce?
Definition
2nd temple was destroyed by Rome
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Rabbinic Judaism
Definition

Predominant religious leader, they were teachers and taught the laws.

**non temple style religion 

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Law showed what about the home based religion?
Definition
Actual contact with God, just how temple allowed an actual contact
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Orthodox Judaism
Definition
Most conservative, traditionalist, visible signs of faith
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Reform Judaism
Definition
Counter point to orthodox, advocate for change, adapt to modern life
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Conservative Judaism
Definition
In between reform and orthodox
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Zionism
Definition

Jewish national movement

Zion=mountain of first temple, reestablishment of the homeland.

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What happened in 1947, with the United Nations?
Definition

U.N. voted to redraw boarder lines to make state of Israel for jeiwsh people

PROBLEM= Palestine people lived there

 

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Why did U.S. support the development of Israel?
Definition

wanted it for an ally and natural resources.

Political ideology, motivated by religion.

Term
6 Days War
Definition

1967

first major military attack

Egypt and Jordan were going to attack Israel, Israel attacked before they could, strong and swift victory

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1972-Munich Olympics
Definition
Israel athletes were captured by Muslim terrorist and were killed
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Tanakh
Definition
Jewish bible
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Torah
Definition
First 5 books of the Bible, god revealed to Moses
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Nevilm
Definition

Prophet

any book by people that communicated with God

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Kethuvim
Definition

Writing/Literature

Book of songs

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Talumd
Definition
Oral torah
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Midrash
Definition
Style of interpreting the Bible
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Mishnah 
Definition
Taking 613 laws and listing them out in law for, c.200 edited into set form
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Gemora
Definition
Commentaries on the Mishnah, produced  by next generation of Rabbi's 
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Talmud
Definition
Babylon version is more dominant 
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Jewish view of God?
Definition

God is a very sacred concept, don't even say his name.

No images of God can be made

God of Jewish bible is very dynamic.

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Mitzvah
Definition

Law is a blessing, way to love God back is to follow the laws as strictly and literally as possible

Bar-mitzvah, Ba-mitzvah- age 13 your behavior is up to your parents

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Shema
Definition

daily prayer

day begins at Sundown- sunset to sunset

Term
Lunar Calender
Definition
Relies on phases of the moon
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Solar Calender
Definition

based on the sun

1 yr= rotation of Earth ***longer

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Pesach (Passover)

Definition

Barley harvest, commemorates the beginning of Israel- freeing of slaves in Egypt

Book used is the Hoggadah

**Seder retells the myth-sacrificial lamb 

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Shavout
Definition

Harvest of wheat, commemoration of the giving of the Torah

Land belongs to God, we get what we get because of God

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Sukkot
Definition

"in-gathering"

Booths-dwellings during the time wandering in the desert

"Party-time joyous end of harvest season

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Rosh Hashanah 
Definition

"Birthday of the world"

Celebrates the sovereignty of God

Shofor-rams horn, blow into the horn-blowing into the horn, recognition of the king. *When you hear it you're trying to get Gods attention

-Judgement- The world we have is dependent on God, he will allow it to continue to exist. "Are you worthy of another year?"


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Kosher
Definition
dietary laws-what you can and can not eat. Parts of certain animals can not eat. Must kill the animal in a humane way. No suffering 
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Yom Kippur
Definition

We need God close, God preference is not permanent. Every time there is a sin in the community God is pushed further away

**Today, sacrifices are replaced by prayers. Trying to transform yourself into what will make God happy.

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Hanukkah
Definition

Historical commemoration of cleansing of the temple

**Insignificant in actual religion

Menorah- one candle lit for each day

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Sabbath
Definition

Most crucial of all holy days

It is a day of rest. On the 7th day God rested, it is a time for reflection and prayer

Becomes replacement for the temple

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