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Religion

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seeking and responding to what humans experience as ultimate or holy

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ultimate

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that which is ultimately real

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Holy

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something that is beyond the observable world

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devotional study

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seeks to educate or train people to practice the religion

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devotional concern

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knowing correct beliefs and practices- focuses on faith (sometimes uncritical)

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devotional concern example

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believing Bible is true no matter what

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Tradition

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religious commitment-takes places in synagogues, church

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academic study

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the object is to help people understand people who practice religion

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academic study goal

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understand the phenomenon of religion

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theological (acadevotional)

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combination of both academic and devotional.

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theological recognizes…

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a commitment to religions faith but wants to study that faith in objective manner

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sociology of religion

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role of religion among groups of people

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advantages of devotional

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learning how to practice your religion

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advantages of academic

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helps us appreciate variety within our own particular religions

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Apocrypha

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general position of religious community was books have good information, but may not be divine

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new testament

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unique to Christians

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gospels

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books deal with entire life of Jesus

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Acts

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a history of the early church

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epistles letters

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letters by Paul, John, etc… (sermons)

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revelations (apocalypse of john)

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focused on return of Christ

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Higher criticism (historical criticism)

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controversial type- looking at historical and literary aspects- examines Bible like human text

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Source criticism

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asks the question-what sources did the author use?

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redaction criticism

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refers to editing- how did the author use their sources?

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form criticism

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circulated orally-what form did it take prior to it having been written

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passover

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Hebrews were told to put lambs blood on door so the angel of death will pass over their home

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the red sea

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Moses raises staff to part the Red Sea to escape the Egyptians

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Mt. Sinai

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mountain where Moses receives 10 commandments

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Wilderness

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they wander wilderness because they did not have enough faith to conquer Canaan- time of miracles and testing

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Election

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God elects Israel as God’s covenant people

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covenant

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an agreement between 2 or more parties (Mosaic covenant is symbolized in the 10 commandments)

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vertical vs. horizontal

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obligations to God and obligations to human beings

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point for exodus

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The God of Israels discloses who God is in human history

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point for exodus

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God initiates the Covenant or agreement with the people

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point for exodus

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God is the only God that the people should/ must revere

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Henotheism

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recognize that other Gods may exist but they only worship one God

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Monolatry

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same as Henotheism

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Monotheism

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belief in and devotion to one God only

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Moism

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there is one supreme reality and it is the only reality

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Revelation

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God disclosing who God is

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Moses

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recognized in Judaism as the most authoritative prophet

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YAHWEH

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personal sacred name of God

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covenant

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an agreement between 2 or more parties, in this instance between God and the people of Israel

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Traditional zionism

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God will return Jewish people to the land of Israel

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political zionism

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whether any particular person believes in God or not Jewish people must have a homeland to ensure wellbeing

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confederacy of tribes

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authority at local level- described as 12 tribes- no king or queen- only God is King

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Judges

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special individuals sent by God to deliver people from oppression

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Deuteronomistic theology

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obedience to God brings blessings - disobedience brings misfortune

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Saul

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first King- God selected

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David

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2nd- ideal king- the model King-wrote Psalms- remained committed to God

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Solomon

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3rd- great wisdom- Israel expanded- built first temple- later involved in idolatry

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first temple

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destroyed by Babylonians, rebuilt around 515 BCE

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second temple

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greatly expanded- King Herod- destroyed by Romans in 70 CE

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Rehoboam

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son of Solomon- Kingdom divide- governs southern kingdom of Judah

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Jeroboam

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governs northern kingdom of Israel

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Israel destroyed by Assyrians

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721 BCE

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Judah destroyed by the Babylonians

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586 BCE

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Cultic/ Sanctuary prophets

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prophets around the holy place or shrine- persons to go to for answers

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Ecstatic/ Mobile prophets

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travelled in groups of 15-20

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Literary/ Classical

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they or their followers wrote down their messages

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synagogues

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local assemblies of worship- read religious writings (Torah)- emerge during Babylonian exile

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Sheol

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cool, damp place- Hell

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Sadducees

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upper class background-open to Greek culture- rejected belief in afterlife (Heaven and Hell)-conservative

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pharisees

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lower class background- embraced afterlife- liberal-skeptical accepting non-Jewish culture-over and beyond calls of religious duty- larger biblical canon

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Maccabean revolution

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family of revolutionaries led revolt against Hellenistic rulers- saved Judaism-160 BCE- Hanukah

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Zealots

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religious revolutionaries- Gentiles should not rule Holy Land- God’s warriors

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Jewish Christians

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believed Jesus was long-awaited Messiah but still saw themselves as Jews

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Canonization

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recognizing writings as scripture

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council of Jamnia/ Jabeth

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90-118- definitive definition of scripture in Jewish Bible- 3 categories

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definition of scripture- 400 BCE

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Torah

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definition of scripture- 200 BCE

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Prophets

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definition of scripture-500-600 CE

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writings-question decisions and agreements about canon

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middle ages and early modern

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500-1750- judaism confronts Christianity and Islam- Jewish struggled for survival- want for conversion to Christianity and Islam

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Karaism

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700s- Anan Ben David- rejected idea of oral law (Talmud)-greater observance of Sabbath- fell in 1,000- Arabic translations

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Philosophy- Moses Maimonides

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-1204- great philosopher of Judaism- defined Judaism with 13 criteria

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Shema

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closest to being creed in Judaism- rejected belief in Human characteristics of God

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Modern Judaism

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1750- present- enlightenment and emancipation- new era

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enlightenment or age of reason

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people question religion- skeptical- power of human reason and knowledge

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Jewish emancipation

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free of restrictions in society

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American and US constitution

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religious freedom- seperation of church and state

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french revolution

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critical established religion

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challenge for judaism

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should they keep their jewish tradition

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reform Judaism

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most flexible- revelation is ongoing- downplay importance of Talmud- less traditional

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orthodox judaism

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as close to original religion as possible- “the law is eternal”- men and women seperate

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conservative judaism

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NOT the most conservative- between orthodox and reform- changes in religion should be gradual

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reconstructioinist Judaism

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1930 American form- religious humanism- questions if religion helps or hinders- Israelites are center of Judaism - political/ modern zionism

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traditional religious zionism

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teaches God will one day lead the people back to Israel and the temple will be rebuilt- kingdom of God will be established through Earth

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political or modern zionism

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emphasizes people should have a homeland for their own security

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Theodor Herzl

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major prophet- author of The Jewish State- 1896

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Holocaust

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destruction or murder of 6 million Jews during WW2- different because Jews were considered inferior and was planned- far more extensive

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State of Israel

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established in 1947- 1948- Palestinians would be displaced - 2 state solution

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