Judaism/ Christianity Flashcards
Old Testament
Torah Historical books Holy writings Revelation apocalyptic Prophets
Torah
Creation of universe
Relationship to god
Historical books
Chronological history of when they were tribal
Holy writings
Hymns, songs, poems and sayings
Revelation apocalyptic
Political propaganda
Point was to denounce the ruling of political body
Saying they will come back and have their own independence state again
Prophets
Social justice and morality
Preaching a strict monotheism
Yahweh is the only god that should be worshipped
The Levant
Along coast - Mediterranean climate
Israelite
Tribal claim to be defended from common ancestor: Abraham
They are nomadic/ semi nomadic
They had limited resources - poorer vulnerable civilization due to terrane
Yahweh cult
Shiloh: original temple that Israelites are using to worship Yahweh
Small sanctuary
Saul
First Israelite king
Does not do a good job
Doesn’t protect his people
Dies in battle
King David
This is when Israelites begin to become a state
Builds the city Jerusalem
Jerusalem
New Israelite capital
Why did they make the Old Testament
To persevere their religion and identity also to understand and make sense of their situation and why god would do this to them
How do you worship Yahweh?
Prayer
Rituals
Customs
Zealots
Resent foreign rule push out the romans and have an independent state
Different sects of Judaism
Sadducces
Pharisees
Essenes
Sadducces
Traditional worship at temple provide sacrifices
Pharisees
Synogogu worship emphasis on prayer, norms and morality
Doing what the prophet says
Essenes
Apocalyptic
Political propaganda
Denounces polytheistic
Jesus
Jewish
Spent most of his life in Nazareth
Is a preacher where he goes to poor areas
What is Jesus preaching
Called himself
Messiah
Son of god
Son of man
What are the Jews who are hearing Jesus preach think?
That their king is coming to to restore natural order
What romans think of Jesus?
That Augustus is called son of god
Roman’s would interpret that as a threat
They crucify Jesus
New Testament components
Gospels
Epistles / letter
Apocalypse
Book of acts
Gospels
Jesus’ teaching
Epistles/ letter
Written by Paul and other followers
Give early insights of Christianity
Apocalypse
Book of revelations
Written when Christians started getting persecuted
Denounces polytheism and Roman authority
Book of acts
Deeds of Jesus
Traces and travels of Jesus
Meant to appeal to a Greece audience
Reads like an adventure
Paul of tarsus
Jew and Roman citizen
Person who can successfully navigate both Jewish spheres and Hellenistic spheres
Takes the message of Jesus and travels around Roman Empire
Preaches to non Jews in large cities
That you do not have to be Jewish to believe in Jesus
