Judaism

By: Jefferson B. Del Rosario

Judaism
- a religion developed among the ancient
Hebrews and characterized by belief in one
transcendent God who has revealed himself to
Abraham, Moses, and the Hebrew prophets and by
a religious life in accordance with Scriptures and
rabbinic traditions.
The History of Judaism
 Judaism originated with the biblical patriarch
Abraham (approx 1800 BCE). Abraham established
a covenant with God that was confirmed with the
reception of the Torah (the Law including the Ten
Commandments) from God through Moses to the
Jewish people at Mount Sinai approximately 3,320
years ago.
Torah

- Torah (‫ )תורה‬in Hebrew can mean

teaching, direction, guidance and law. The
most prominent meaning for Jews is that the
Torah constitutes the first five books of the
Hebrew Bible (also called the Pentateuch,
'five books' in Greek), traditionally thought to
have been composed by Moses.
Judaism Explained