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Chapter 2 Judaism
Chapter 2 Judaism
A Living Religion
1. Judaism is the religion practiced by Jesus
when he was living on earth.
2. Judaism is the religion of the Hebrew Bible
and a religion still longing for Gods chosen one.
3. Being a Jew has both an ethnic and a religious
connotation.
4. A religious Jew practices Judaism. An ethnic
Jew may or may not practice Judaism.
Medieval Period
639 - 1783 CE
Rabbinic Period
323 BCE 637 CE
Biblical Period
1800 BCE 323 CE
Chapter 2 Judaism
Chapter 2 Judaism
Periods of Jewish History
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Modern
Modern Judaism
Judaism
Reform
Reform Judaism
Judaism advocates
advocates full
full integration
integration into
into the
the
culture
culture where
where one
one lives
lives
Conservative
Conservative Judaism
Judaism counteracts
counteracts reformed
reformed Judaism,
Judaism,
modifying
modifying Jewish
Jewish traditions
traditions in
in aa limited
limited manner
manner
Orthodox
Orthodox Judaism
Judaism the
the most
most traditional
traditional wing,
wing, insists
insists
its
its members
members strictly
strictly follow
follow the
the Torah
Torah
Reconstructionist
Reconstructionist Judaism
Judaism advocates
advocates Judaism
Judaism as
as aa
culture,
culture, not
not only
only aa religion
religion
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Sacred writings
Tanakh
Torah
first five books
Neviim
prophets
Ketuvim
writings
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Other sacred writings
Jerusalem
Talmud
Midrash
Babylonian
commentary
Talmud
Biblical
interpretation
commentary
Chapter 2 Judaism
Beliefs and Practices
Shma
Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God,
the Lord is One
(Deuteronomy 6:4)
Chapter 2 Judaism
Beliefs and Practices (continued)
Torah
613
commandments
Chapter 2 Judaism
Beliefs and Practices (continued)
Gods covenant with Israel: The Chosen
People
Chapter 2 Judaism
Sacred Times
Annual Feasts:
Rosh Hashanah Jewish New Year
Yom Kippur Day of Atonement
Sukkot Feast of Tabernacles/Booths
Pesach Passover
Shavuot Harvest festival / reception of Torah
Hanukkah Festival of Lights
Purim Feast of Lots
Chapter 2 Judaism
Sacred Times (continued)
Shabbat the Jewish Sabbath
weekly event
sunset Friday through sunset Saturday
obedience to fourth commandment
Jews rest on the seventh day, as God did
Shabbat dinner Friday evening
Chapter 2 Judaism
Sacred Places and Sacred Spaces
Synagogue
Synagogue
house
house of
of prayer
prayer
house
house of
of study
study
house
house of
of assembly
assembly
Home
Chapter 2 Judaism
Sacred Places and Sacred Spaces (continued)
Land of Israel
= Israel
= Canaan
= Promised Land
= Judea
= Palestine
= State of Israel
Jerusalem
holiest city
City of David
Temple
holy city for:
Judaism,
Christianity, Islam
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Judaism through a Catholic Lens
Judaism
Commonalities
History
Scripture
Liturgy
Theology
Christianity
Chapter 2 Judaism
Judaism through a Catholic Lens (continued)
Differences
Judaism
Christianity
Jesus is God
Chapter 2 Judaism
Judaism through a Catholic Lens (continued)
Jewish influences in Catholicism
Chapter 2 Judaism
Torah
Idolatry
Diaspora
Hellenization
Septuagint
Sadducees
Pharisees
Essenes
Rabbi
Talmud
Monotheistic
Sephardim
Vocabulary
Pogroms
Ashkenazim
Yiddish
Hasidism
Zionism
Tanak
Neviim
Ketuvim
Mishnah
Midrash
Shma
Mitzvoth
Covenant
Halakhic
Shabbat
Pesach
Yom Kippur
Havdalah
Bimah
Mezuzah
Kosher
Testament