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Continuing Traditions

Continuing Traditions. Do Now. Take out your Homework and Practice Book and Vocabulary Sheets. Activity. Use pages 245-247 of your textbook to complete the Fact Finder. I. The Maccabees. In 332BC, the Judean Empire faced another conqueror Alexander the Great.

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Continuing Traditions

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  1. Continuing Traditions

  2. Do Now • Take out your Homework and Practice Book and Vocabulary Sheets

  3. Activity • Use pages 245-247 of your textbook to complete the Fact Finder

  4. I. The Maccabees • In 332BC, the Judean Empire faced another conqueror Alexander the Great

  5. He loved Greek culture and brought many customs to his conquered lands, including Judah, which was then called Judaea

  6. In 200 BC, a Greek ruler outlawed Judaism and forced all Judeans to worship Greek gods

  7. In 167BC a man named Judah led a revolt

  8. Judah became known as Judah Maccabee • The revolt is remembered as the Revolt of the Maccabees

  9. Judah Maccabee and his recruits recaptured Jerusalem and all of Judaea. • They restored Jewish worship in the temple

  10. In 63BC, the Roman Empire took control of Judaea • They chose Jewish Kings loyal to Rome. • The people rebelled, and in AD 70, the Romans left the Temple in ruins

  11. After the second Temple was destroyed, Rabbi YohananbenZaccai founded a Jewish school in Yavneh south of Jerusalem • The school grew into a center for Jewish life • Synagogues, too continued to gain importance

  12. In AD 132, the Jewish people tried to overthrow the Romans • Simon Bar Kokhba was the leader of the revolt • The Romans crushed the revolt • They sent all of the Jews of Jerusalem into exile • Jewish people would not rule Judaea again for 1,800 years

  13. II. The Writings of Judaism • The Hebrew Bible is both history and literature • It tells the stories of the Jewish people to about 300BC

  14. Hebrew Bible

  15. The Hebrew Bible has three parts 1. First is the Torah or “the Law”, including the Ten Commandments 2. Next is the Nevi’im or “the Prophets” 3. Last is the Ketuvim, or “the Writings”

  16. Genesis is the first book of the Torah, which explains how the universe was created

  17. The Nevi’im includes the works of Jeremiah and Ezekiel, who spoke to the Jewish people as representatives of God

  18. It also tells the stories of Israelite kings, such as David and Solomon

  19. III. Jewish Traditions and Influence • Rosh Hashanah is the first day of the Jewish New Year and the beginning of the ten High Holy Days • Is known as the Day of Judgment • Jews believe that on this day, God judges them • They examine their actionsof the past year

  20. Yom Kippur is the last day of the High Holy Days • Is known as the Day of Atonement • Jews express regret for their sins and ask for God to forgive them

  21. Passover is an important holiday that marks the Israelites’ escape from Egypt • Judaism influenced two of the world’s largest religions, Christianity and Islam

  22. Wrap Up • Summarize any information that you either researched or observed today that they enjoyed learning about.

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