Judaism Flashcards
Understand Jewish beliefs
5 core Jewish beliefs?
- monotheistic
- YHWH
- THE COVENANT
- THE law
- the kingdom of God
most people back then were monotheistic t/f?
false. Jews viewed themselves as elite because their God was unique
this promise made that sets the stage for the time. of Christ. promising his descendants were chosen people
abrahamic covenant
covenants legally binding until?
death or someone breaks their end. God knew we couldn’t hold up our end.
standard for how Jews were to hold up their end of covenant
the law
how many viewpoints dis the Jews have about the kingdom of God?
2
universal and future views
what was the first jewish view about the kingdom of God?
God’s kingdom is not so much a realm as it is a reign!!
God was ever-present reigning as king over the universal and eternal.
expected earthly king
what was the second Jewish view about the kingdom of God?
they spoke of the future reign of God. eschatological
2 institutions central to Judaism??
- temple
2. local synagogues
significance of the temple?
center of Jewish life. politics and religion didn’t separate
synagogues’ significance?
central to the life of Christ, relatively new, gathering place, sacrifices
how many Jewish males to make a synagogue?
10
recite the shema- Jewish males had to say this twice a day
hear o Israel: the lord our God, the lord is one. love the lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
role of scribes? (later known as rabbis)
experts in the law of Moses. helped common folk understand.
study lives of Jewish men.
idea of memorizing first five books of the Bible is called?
scribes pedagogy
