Transcript Judaism - jspivey

Judaism
Belief System
The Importance of Judaism
Rituals
Belief System
• Monotheistic: Jehovah
• Jehovah’s job
The Importance of Judaism
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Judaism: a way of life.
God’s special compact.
Different from Middle East or Egypt.
Ethical conduct
The goal of the Jews
Rituals
• Daily Rituals
– Prayer
– Benedictions
– Synagogue service
• Weekly
– Sabbath.
• Yearly
– Yom Kippur
– Chanukah
• Life
– Bar Mitzvah
Bar Mitzvah
Yom Kippur
Role of Women
• “Separate but equal”
• Man created with two genders & later
separated into two
• Controls spirituality of family as wife and
mother
• Right to own property & marry of own accord
Religious Texts
• Torah
– Guidelines for moral behavior
– Story of Moses and Jehovah
• Talmud
– Jewish ethical conduct & history
Contact with major religions
• Polytheism: attempt to wipe out Judaism by
Syrian king
• Chrstianity: constant conflict between Roman
Empire & Judaism; oppression of Jewish
practices
• Islam: Emergence of Islam causes conflict
between religions in Arabian peninsula
Quote
• "Cast your burden on the Lord, an
d he will sustain you."
– shows overall reliance and reverence
towards Jehovah & how Jews are willing to
let him lead their destiny
Timeline
• 1000 B.C.E: The Ark of Covenant is first brought to the
Jews.
• 6th century B.C.E: the Jewish civilization is unstable from
conquests (Jerusalem destroyed), but is able to settle back
in Persia, with Torah as its main law.
• 2nd century B.C.E: Judaism is banned again, but the Macca
bean revolt and win back Jewish rights.
– Judaism splits into two, between the Sadducees (written law)
and the Pharisees (oral law).
• 64 C.E: The Jewish civilization is conquered by Romans.
• 30-70 C.E: Unstable Judaism
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Jesus tries to reform Judaism
Revolt against repressed Judaism under Roman laws
The second temple is destroyed
• 1st century C.E: Jerusalem turns into a military colony, limiting
their religious practice. Many settled in Rome.
• 15th century C.E: From geographical diversions, Judaism divides
into separate roots.
Image Credits
• Bar Mitzvah:
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• Yom Kippur:
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