2.3 Origins of Judaism Flashcards
The Israelites were _____ in a _______ society
monotheists in a polytheistic society
monotheistic means
believes in only one god
polytheistic means
believes in many gods
the sacred text of the isrealites was called the
Torah (1st 5 books of hebrew bible)
Who was the father of the isrealites
Abraham
where did abraham travel
ur -haran - canaan
a covenant is a
sacred promise
what was the sacred land of the Israelites called
canaan
Israelites became ___ in Egypt
enslaved
Moses renewed God’s covenant with the Isrealites by
Leading them out of slavery in Egypt to to the promised land Canaan after 40 years in the desert
son of king David
king solomon
Israel split into __ in the north
Isreal
Israel split into __ in the south
Judah
another name for Jews
yehudi
a set of laws given to moses by god for the Isrealites
10 Commandments
the 1st four commandments were
religous duties to God
the rest of the commandments were
towards other and set equality
day for the rest and worship of the lord
Sabbath
Jewish spiritual leaders that interpreted God’s will
prophets
fragments of ancient Jewish religious Documents
Dead Sea Scrolls
spreading out of Jews after Babylonian CAptivity
Diaphora
Judaism is like these 2 religions
Chrisitanity + Islam
the religion Juaism shaped the _____ world today and its government
Western world
Where did Israelites travel
Mesopotamia to Egypt to Canaan