Chapter 7 Flashcards
Torah
The sacred text of Judaism
Monotheism
The belief in only one God
Synagogue
Jewish house of worship
Prophets
People said to receive messages from God to be taught to others
Talmud
Commentaries, stories, and folklore recorded to explain the Jewish law
Dead Sea Scrolls
The writing by Jews who live about 2000 years ago
Zealots
Road against the Roman rulers
Rabbis
Teachers who guided the Jews in their religious lives
Passover
A time for Jews to remember the Exodus
High holy days
To most scared Jewish holidays Rosh Hashanah and yom kippur
Judaism
The religion of the Hebrews
Exitus
The journey the Hebrews made from Egypt to Canaan, led by Moses
10 Commandments
Moral code of laws that got handed down to Moses
David
A former outlaw who became king after death of Saul, Israel’s first king
Abraham
The biblical father of the Hebrew people