Judaism

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This means rule

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Canon

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plural for books, many books

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biblia

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means teaching

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Torah

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the 5 scrolls are called

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pentateuch

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means study

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Talmud

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a revelation or appearance of God

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Theophany

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a contract; the contract between the Hebrews and their God, Yahweh

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Convenant

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the father of judhaism

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Abraham

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liberation from slavery

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passover

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place where moses gets the 10 commandements/ torah

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Sinai

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10 commandements/10 words

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decalogue

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commandment plural. boy girl

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Mitzvoth. Bar and Bat mitzvah

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defeated israel

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Assyrians

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destruction of historical representation

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10 Lost Tribes

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Defeated Judah

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Babylonians

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nevi'im

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prophets

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rest; the seventh day of the week a day of prayer and rest from work

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sabbath

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a religious teacher jewish minister

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Rabbis

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priestly; viewed only the torah as sacred/inspired

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sadducees

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emphasized keeeping the laws accepted a wider cannon, and oral tradition

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pharisees

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a patriotic faction opposing Roman rule

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Zealots

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Communal, celibate, desert life

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essenes

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a savior figure to be sent by od, awaited by the Jews

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messiah

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Phylacteries; two small boxes containging biblical passages that are worn by orthodox males on their head and left arm at morning prayer during the week

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tefilin

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a small container containing scripture

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mezuzah

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food that is ritually clean fit

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kosher/kashrut

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a rams horn

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shofar

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Beginning tof the year; the celebration of the Jewish New Year; occurring in the seventh lunar month

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Rosh Hashanah

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Day if Atonement, the most sacred day of the Jewish year

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Yom Kippur

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holy burn, extermination

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holocause or Shoah

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movement of jewish nationalism

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zionism

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is a specific branch of theology and philosophy that attempts to reconcile the existence of evil or suffering in the world with the assumption of a benevolent God —ie. the problem of evil. An attempt to reconcile the co-existence of evil and God

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theodicy

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the dispersion of Jews beyond israel, particularyly to Persia, Eguypt, and the Mediterraneana region

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diaspora

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What are the three unique dimensions of jewish religious identity?

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1.God
2. Israel
3. Torah
which means: amonotheistic religion, and historical culture and people, and a literary/legal traditon.

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What are the two major divisoins of Jewish history?

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Biblical and rabbinical judaism

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what time period was Establishing a homeland? What was significant?

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1800 BCE
Avraham's family history to egyptian slavery

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What time period was the Babylonian Exile? What is significant

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586BCE
Destructoin of 1st temple and kingdom of Judah. Development of synagogue. 2nd temple period;

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When was the 2nd temple period?

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515BCE

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What time period was the destruction of the 2nd temple by Rome & Diaspora(disperson) of the Jews?

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70 CE

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What time period was the Reform(response to the Enlightenment)?

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1800CE new branches of Judaism. Holocaust and Zionism

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What's the primary "cultic" difference between Biblical and Rabbinical Judaism?

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A) priest- sacrifices-temple
B) rabbis- torah-synagogue

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What are the three sections of the hebrew bible?

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Torah, Nevi'im, Kethuvim

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Comprises 5 books. Another name is the Pentateuch. considered to be the books of moses

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Torah

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writings. Imaginative; sotries, proverbs, psalms

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Kethuvium

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the Northern 10 tribes that were defeated by Assyria in 722 BCE. Capital is Samaria

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Israel

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The Southern 2 tribes. Capital in Jerusalem. Defeated by Babylonia in 586 BCE

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Judah

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What are the four factions or movements developed during the Second Temple period?

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Sadducees, Pharisees, Zealots, Essenes

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The Babylonian Talmud was developed in _____? how important is it

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600 CE. Second most important body of Jewish Literature

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What are the 4 Mitzvot(commandments)?

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1. Kashrut
2. synagogue
3. feasts
4. sabbath

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Jews who lived in or came from central Europe

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Ashkenazid Jews

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Jews of Spain, Morocco, and the Mediterranean region

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Sephardic Jews

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What is the Ashkendazid Jews language?

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Yiddish

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What is the Sephardic Jews language?

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Ladino

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What are the 4 branches of modern Judaism?

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1. Orthodox
2. conservative
3. reform
4. reconstructionist

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this branch of judaism is commited to tradional beliefs and practice

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orthodox

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this branch of judaism accepts moderate change and protects tradition while carefully guiding change

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conservative

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this branch of judaism's goal is to thoroughly modernize Judaism questoin every tradition, to relate and survive in the contemporary world

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reform

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this branch of judaism is a secular and cultural vision of judaism. freedom of individual interpretation. traditional elements are evolving, useful eymbols

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Reconstructionist

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What are at least three of the ways that Jews see their special role among humans and in history?

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1. A role that believes is to witness to the one God and to do his will in the world.
2. Others believe that their role is to suffer for a purpose known to God.
3. To bring a sense of justicve to a world that often has none.