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First Five

First Five. Write down everything you know about Judaism. Comparative Religion: Judaism. Judaism. World’s oldest monotheistic religion Mono: One Theism: Belief in God or gods One of the 3 major Abrahamic faiths Along with Christianity & Islam. Middle East. Mesopotamia. Abraham.

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First Five

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  1. First Five • Write down everything you know about Judaism

  2. Comparative Religion: Judaism

  3. Judaism • World’s oldest monotheistic religion • Mono: One • Theism: Belief in God or gods • One of the 3 major Abrahamic faiths • Along with Christianity & Islam

  4. Middle East

  5. Mesopotamia

  6. Abraham • Abraham believed in one singular creator • G-d speaks to Abraham, and he wanders the earth • Abraham is told by G-d to sacrifice his son Isaac • As Abraham begins, an angel intervenes • His son is spared • A lamb is sacrificed instead

  7. Abraham’s Sacrifice: Rembrandt

  8. Abraham • G-d enters into a covenant with Abraham • A sacred bond • Abraham will lead many nations • His people are the chosen people of G-d

  9. Canaan

  10. Moses

  11. Moses • Born during Jewish enslavement in Egypt • Pharaoh orders all Hebrew male babies drowned • Moses escapes by floating down the Nile River • Pharaoh’s daughter adopts him • He is raised as a prince

  12. Moses • Moses kills an Egyptian, and flees • Leads people, but returns to Egypt • Frees the Israelites from bondage • Leads the Jews to Israel

  13. Religious beliefs • There are many sects of Judaism • Different groups have different beliefs • But there are a few universal beliefs

  14. G-d • G-d created the universe, and continues to work in it. • G-d chose the Jews as his people to be the ethical and moral example for the world • Belief is not as important as action

  15. The Torah

  16. Torah • Main religious text of Judaism • First five books of the Old Testament • Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy • Also known as the 5 books of Moses

  17. Torah • Torah teaches: • Nature of G-d and the creation • History of the Jews • Code of laws for society

  18. The Messiah • Jewish Messiah will not be a divine figure, like Jesus and Christianity • Great political, moral, and spiritual leader • Make Israel the capital of a new world, with the Messiah as world leader

  19. Major Holy Days • Rosh Hashanah: Jewish New Year • Yom Kippur: Jewish Day of Atonement • Atone: Seek forgiveness for sin • Hanukah: Celebration of Jewish resistance against Macedonian empire • Passover: Commemorates the Exodus • Purim: Commemorates Jewish deliverance from the Persian Empire (Book of Esther)

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