Transcript The Rise of Judaism

The Rise of Judaism
Hebrew People
• Hebrews live in same region as Phoenicians in
Palestine or Canaaan
• Cultural crossroads from migration and
trade
• Their history, legends, laws and morals have a
huge impact on us today
• Holy book is the Torah, or Old Testament
• Abraham, father of Hebrew people, chosen by
God
– Moved from Mesopotamia to Canaan, to
Egypt and back to Canaan
• First monotheistic religion (Yahweh)
• Formed a covenant or mutual promise with God
– Abraham would obey God, his people
protected
Hebrews on the Move
• Due to drought and famine, Hebrews move to
Egypt
– Enslaved and forced into physical labor
• “The Exodus”
• Moses leads Hebrew people out of Egypt, away
from slavery
• Moses then forms convent with God in “10
Commandments”
– Basis for civil and religious law of Judaism
– Ethical monotheism—act right and worship
God (basis for Christianity and Islam today)
– Obey “10 Commandments” get God’s
protection
• 40 year period of movement as nomads
• Settle in Canaan as city-dwellers
Israel and King Solomon
• Once group settles in Canaan
12 tribes are created, 3 kings
found Israel
• Kingdom broken under King
Solomon when Assyria invades
• People get exiled for 50 years,
then some return to holy land
• This region, considered the
holy land of major world
religions, was dominated by
other cultures and empires
following Israel’s collapse
Following Web Quest
• Following the collapse of
Israel’s kingdom, the region
was dominated and
influenced by other empires
and cultures…
– Why so many different
variations of religions all
based on Hebrew ideology?
– Why monotheism?
– How did moving affect
Hebrew people?
– How did movement influence
Hebrew based religions?