Judaism Flashcards by Ashley King

Abrahamic Tradition

ancient prophet in Judaism, circumcision 8 days after birth, fear of God, “trembling in the presence of ultimate holiness”

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Exodus Experience

From slavery to freedom, metaphor for spiritual journey, second book of the Tanakhthe story of the enslavement of the Israelites in Egypt

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Passover

The angel of death passed over the houses of the hebrews, tradition celebrated in early spring that commemorates the liberation of Israelites from egyptian bondage. 8 day festival, angel of death passes over the houses of the Hebrews

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Monarchy: David and Solomon

David was the second king of Israel, the greatest king, created the beginnings of a secure, prosperous Israelite empire. King Solomon was the son of David. Under Solomon’s reign, a great temple was built in Jerusalem, this became the central place for sacrifice in Judaism, he also built alters to the gods of his wives who came from other nation, the lord was so angered and devided kingdom after Solomon’s death

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Tanakh

The jewish bible, holy scriptures,the Jewish scriptures which consist of three divisions–the Torah and the Prophets and the Writings

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Mishnah

Legal teachings of the oral Torah, method of deriving legal principles for social order, based on logical analysis of how things are and why they are so

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Talmud

The body of Jewish civil and ceremonial law and legend comprising the Mishnah (text) and the Gemara (commentary). does not have a beginning middle and end, emphasizes the continual study of the Torah as a spiritual practice, a primary way of coming to know the will and ways of God.

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Nevi”im

The word Nevi’im is the plural form of Navi, or prophet. The Nevi’im, or Hebrew prophetical books, are subdivided into two major parts

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Kethuvim

Ketuvim [kuh-too-veem] or Kəṯûḇîm (in Biblical Hebrew: כְּתוּבִים “writings”) is the third and final section of the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible), after Torah (instruction) and Nevi’im (prophets). In English translations of the Hebrew Bible, this section is usually entitled “Writings” or “Hagiographa”.

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Pentateuch

The first five books of the Hebrew Bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy).

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Cultural Literary and historical method of interpretation

repeated phrases, god said and it was so, recurrence, it was good,

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literary genre

hebrew text

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Mishnah

Legal teachings of the oral Torah, method of deriving legal principles for social order, based on logical analysis of how things are and why they are so

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Talmud

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Nevi”im

The word Nevi’im is the plural form of Navi, or prophet. The Nevi’im, or Hebrew prophetical books, are subdivided into two major parts

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Kethuvim

Pentateuch

The first five books of the Hebrew Bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy).

Cultural Literary and historical method of interpretation

repeated phrases, god said and it was so, recurrence, it was good,

literary genre

hebrew text

Transcendence and immanence

exists outside of material universe, present in creation

Orthodox

Observing the traditional rabbinical halakhah, the strictest form of buddhism (halakhah: Jewish legal decision and the parts of the Talmud dealing with laws)

Conservative

Branch that seeks to maintain traditional laws and practices while employing modern methods of scholarship.

Reformed

Movement that began in the nineteenth century as a way of modernizing the religion and making it more accessible and open-ended, also to help modern Jews appreciate their religion rather than regarding it as meaningless

Reconstructionism

Movement holding that Judaism is an evolving religious civilization

Inspiration as direct revelation

Gods word in the words of human beings, inspiration as experience within a cultural, historical and communal context.

Convenant

Contract to the relationship with God

Origins of Hebrew people

The Hebrews originated in UR, along the Euphrates River (Sumeria). Early Hebrews were traveling merchants. Abraham became unhappy with the city so he left with some people to Palestine. The Phoenicians told the Hebrews that they must stay on the outskirts of town because they wanted to defend their cityMonotheistic - one God, Yahweh. One god did it allYahweh always did what was right and just.

unleavened bread

matzo,When the Pharaoh freed the Israelites, it is said that they left in such a hurry that they could not wait for bread dough to rise (leaven). In commemoration, for the duration of Passover no leavened bread is eaten, for which reason it is called "The Festival of the Unleavened BreadIn Exodus 12:34, it says that it is to commemorate their rapid departure from Egypt, when they didn't have time to let their bread rise. But in Deuteronomy 16:3, it is called the "bread of affliction" and it seems to be a reminder of the misery of their slavery. Or, it could understood as a picture of eating manna in the desert for forty years. It is paradoxical that unleavened bread represents both slavery and freedom, but Jewish sources agree that it does

charoseth

A mixture of apples, nuts and wine which resembles the mortar and brick made by the Jews when they toiled for Pharaoh, Mortar/life of affliction

afterlife

the Torah focuses on the importance of living a good life here and now.

Salt Water/tears/spring water

symbolizes new life

Rabbinic Judaism and the synagogue

Jewish religious expression was decentralized. It no longer required geography. It no longer required one temple on one mountain in one city. You can do it anywhere. The exclusivity of a temple was replaced by the synagogues, that could now function as minor sanctuaries. It is interesting because, ultimately, Jews would talk about synagogues as assuming status of sacred space. In many ways, the synagogue does become a new expression of what was once a temple.

Sabbath

The day of the week set aside for rest and worship in Judaism and Christianity 7 days in judaism first stars on friday night