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Torah
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aka, pentateuch, the Law
first 5 books of OT |
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Tanakh
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Jewish bible
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Neviim
Kethuvim |
prophets
writings |
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Talmud includes the (blank) and (blank), which are the (blank) and (blank).
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commentary; includes the Mishnah and Gemara, which are the oral Torah and its commentary; focued on the ethical not the theological
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mezuzah
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on the doorpost with the words of the shema
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tefillin
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small wooden boxes with scrolls, binds them to the weaker arm; pray with the scriptures on them
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shema
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"Hear" Deuteronomy 11:13-21
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yaweh/yhwh
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Jewish God of Abraham
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essenes
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wanted physical withdrawal from influence of roman law and greek culture
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pharisees
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defended tradition of the oral torah; appealed to the poor, believed in resurrection etc.
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sadducees
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priests and upperclass associated w/ temple; stressed written torah; accomodate Roman law and Greek culture
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70ce
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romans destroyed temple after a revolt; Diaspora
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diaspora
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forced resettlement of Jews outside Palestine, rise of rabbis and synagogue
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rabbis
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during Diaspora, became important teachers
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synagogue
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since the temple was gone this was the the gathering place for the community to pray.
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Exodus
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Torah written after this time by Moses. This the movement of the Hebrews out of Egypt.
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kosher
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habits consonant with the Torah. ; dientary laws and hygene
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exegesis
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rabbis were interested in this; discerning most relevant interpretation and elaboration of scripture
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hermeneutics
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trying to determine relevance intended by original authors; study the interpretations of text
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messiah
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rejuvenate or transform earth; possible heaven but Judaism emphasizes the fulfillment in daily life
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yom kippur
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day of atonment; try to reconcile differences; ask for forgiveness
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bar mitzvah
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celebrate coming of age
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sephardim
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Jewish branch in Europe in Spain
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askenazim
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easetern european jewish branch
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maimonides
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brought philosophy into mainstream; believe in: god's omniscience, existence, unity, incorporeality, eternity. worship god alone. prophecy. superiority of moses's prophecy, torah is god's revelation. torahs immutability. reward/punishment. a Messiah. resurrection of the dead.
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medieval German Hasidim
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serenity o fmind, altruism, and renunciation of worldly things; mysticism
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cabala
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esoteric wisdom of the torah; jewish gnositicism; trying to figure out the divine plan; started in Spain
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zohar
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book of the cablistic movement (13th C); book of splendor; numerolgoy
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hasidism (modern mystical)
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vigorous in the villages; agaisnt talmudic legalism; pursuit of divine wisdom and joy
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pogroms
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persecutions in the russian and polish ghettos (shtetls)
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reform judaiism
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accept modern culture; rational ethics and theology, stressing that it offered ethics for humanity; lost some of its uniqueness; desires for political equality
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orthodox jew
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Torah should judge the modern not the other way around; might be good to live among gentiles, but some might prefer jewish neighborhoods and villages
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conservative jews
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middle between orthodox and reform
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reconstructionist jews
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past jewish concerns with heaven is not credible; think of this world
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zionism
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19th century movement to recreate jewish state in palestine; led by herzl
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covenant
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i will be your god and you will be my people; you will obey me
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decalogue
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ten commandments
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passover
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eat unleavened bread; night the angel of death passes over the house
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sabbath
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seventh day no work
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day of atonement
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yom kippur; a day of rest, self-denial, confession, and making amends
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ark
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special closet in synagoge on wall nearest jerusalme
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lectionary
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scripture reading for divine worship
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hinduism
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6 phases; pre-Vedic, Vedic, native challenges, reforming, western challenges, present phase
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aryans
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conquered the harrapans
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vedism
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mix of aryan and dravidian/harrapan culture
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name the vedas
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rig- hymns and prayers
atharva- magic sama- soma and mantras yajur- textbook |
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shruti
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divinely revealed
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samhitas
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synonymous with vedas
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rig veda
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oldest veda; praises gods then asks for stuff
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smriti
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what is remembered
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anthropopomorphic; theriomorphic
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gods in human; animal form
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devas/asuras
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good/bad divinities
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generations of the gods
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oldest is the natural (sky/earth), then Indra/mithra/varuna/agni, then brahma/vishnu/shiva (creator/preserver/destroyer)
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brahmin priests
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carried out the sacrafices
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4 castes/varnas
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brahmin-priests
kshatriya-warriors, nobles vaisya-merchants, artisans sudras-unskilled peasants |
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karma
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relations among past deeds, present character, and future fate
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aranyakas
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forest books--symoblized by fire's heat; left life to go to the forest and learn spirituality; related to yoga
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yoga
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discipline; physical means for spiritual release from samsara
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moksha
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release/liberation
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upanishads
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learn from a guru; to sit apart; intellectuals to find truth; taught the Brahman and Atman; was mystic as well as ascetic
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brahman
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foundation of everything; pantheistic conception (god is everything and everything is god)
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brahma
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creator
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knitter
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No Other Name? A Critical Survey of Christian Attitudes Toward the World Religions (1985),
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leslie newbigin
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The Gospel in a Pluralistic Society (1989
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six day war
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1967 israel won
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