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Explore the rich history and beliefs of Judaism, from the creation and fall to the giving of the Law and the Exodus. Learn about the reign of the kings, the Babylonian Captivity, and the modern Jewish sects. Discover the significance of kosher dietary laws and the observance of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement.
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Outline • East v. West, Jewish Scriptures, Yahweh • Etiological Stories: Creation, Fall, Flood, Tower of Babel • The Patriarchs: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob • Sons of Jacob move to Egypt, enslaved • Moses and the Exodus from Egypt • The Giving of the Law, the Ark
Outline • 40 Years of Wandering • The Invasion of Canaan • The Period of the Judges • The United Kingdom • Saul • David • Solomon
Outline • The Split of the Kingdom into the Northern and Southern Kingdoms in 922 B.C. • Israel falls to the Assyrians in 722 B.C. • Judah falls to the Babylonians in 587 B.C. • The Babylonian Captivity • The Persians Defeat the Babylonians, Jews return to Judah, rebuild Jerusalem
Outline • The Greek Conquest and Maccabean Revolt • Roman Rule • Rebellion and the Diaspora 70, 130 A.D. • The Holocaust and Restoration of Israel in 1948 • Life After Death • The Messiah
Outline • Job and the Problem of Suffering • The Talmud • Jewish Mysticism: The Qabalah • Modern Jewish Sects
Kosher • Large land animals • Split or cloven hooves • Chew the cud • Fish • Gills, fins and scales • No shellfish! • Birds: No predatory birds scavengers
Yom KippurThe Day of Atonement • Sacrificial goat • Scapegoat (Azazel) • Excess sins transferred from people to priest to goat, who is driven into the desert • Today: Time of repentance, reflection, resolution to do better in the coming year