Monday, January 16, 17 World Religions: Judaism Con. Objec+ve: WG.2A Iden+fy the impact of poli+cal and legal ideas contained in the following documents: Hammurabi's Code, the Jewish Ten Commandments. Lang Obj: Complete Do Now, write guided notes on Judaism, and complete geography assignment Do Now: What is the Arab Spring? What caused it? Covenant- a contract. In the Bible, an agreement between God and his people, in which God makes promises to his people and, usually, requires certain conduct from them Monotheism- the doctrine or belief that there is only one God.
Monday, January 16, 17 World Religions: Judaism Lang Objec+ve: Complete Warm-up, discuss Do Now, write outline notes on Judaism, Announcements: Homework #1 Due today for full credit. Do Now: What lesson can be learned from the Arab Spring? What do you know about Jewish religion? Covenant- a contract. In the Bible, an agreement between God and his people, in which God makes promises to his people and, usually, requires certain conduct from them Monotheism- the doctrine or belief that there is only one God.
World Religions: Judaism What is Judaism? Judaism is the original of the three Abrahamic faiths, which also includes Christianity and Islam. According to information published by The Jewish People Policy Planning Institute, there were around 13.1 million Jewish people in the world in 2007, most residing in the USA and Israel.
World Religions: Judaism The Origins of Judaism Most of what we know of early Hebrew history is found in the first five books of the Hebrew Bible known as the Torah. The Torah is the most sacred writings to the Hebrews and make up part of the Old Testament for the Christians In the Torah, God chose Abraham to be the father of the Hebrew people Abraham was a shepherd who lived in Ur; formed a covenant with God and commanded him to move his people to Canaan around 1800 B.C. Around 1650 B.C. the descendants of Abraham moved to Egypt The Hebrews were monotheistic and worshipped god Yahweh (Covenant: Promise made by Abraham and his people to obey Yahweh in return Yahweh had promised to protect Abraham and his descendants)
World Religions: Judaism The Exodus and Moses Over a thousand years after Abraham, the Jews were living as slaves in Egypt. Their leader was a prophet called Moses. Moses led the Jews out of slavery in Egypt and led them to the Holy Land that God had promised them. At the time of Moses birth, the Pharaoh felt threatened by the Hebrews and commanded that all first born males be killed In order to escape death, Moses' mother placed him in a basket when he was still a baby and set him adrift on the Nile River. She left his fate up to God's will.
World Religions: Judaism Let My People Go As an adult, Moses reacted against the unfair treatment of his own people and killed an Egyptian guard. Moses was then forced to flee from the wrath of the Pharaoh. Moses spends 40 years in the desert working as a shepherd. One day, when he was in the desert, Moses heard the voice of God speaking to him through a bush which flamed but did not burn. God asked Moses to lead his people out of slavery in Egypt to the Promised Land. God then gave Moses special powers and inspired by this, Moses returned to Egypt and demanded freedom for his people.
World Religions: Judaism Parting of the Red Sea The Jews were helped on their journey by God; the same God who'd promised Abraham that he would look after the Jews. God parted the Red Sea to help them escape and helped them in many other ways. When they reached Mount Sinai, in present day Egypt, God spoke to Moses high on the mountain slopes and made a deal (called a covenant) with the Jews that renewed the one he had made with Abraham. The Bible says he spoke to God and was given the Ten Commandments These Ten Commandments and other teachings became the basis of religious law of Judaism as well as Christianity
World Religions: Judaism The Ten Commandments Can you translate name them??
World Religions: Judaism Conclusion Judaism has a rich history of religious text, but the central and most important religious document is the Torah. Jewish traditional or oral law, the interpretation of the laws of the Torah, is called halakhah. Spiritual leaders are called Rabbis. Jews worship in Synagogues.