multiple choice Flashcards
three kings of israel
saul, david, solomon,
saul
was made king due to growing threats from the Philistines
david
succeeded saul in the throne and scored a number of military victories over his enemies and established jerusalem
solomon
davids son, and built a temple that would serve as the centre of worship
three main divisions of judaism
orthodox, conservative, reform
most traditional for judaism
orthodox
most liberal for judaism
reform
who worships separately
men and women in orthodox
who keeps kosher
orthodox and conservative
what are the total number of laws
613
what is the significance to the laws during Moses’ time
babylonian exile
babylonian invaders captured judah and destroyed solomons temple. 10,000 jewish leaders were taken prisoner and sent into exile in babylon
what two things developed through the babylonian exile
synagogues and rabbis helped judaism survive
3 main scriptures
torah, mishna, talmud
what does torah mean and what are the books
“law”/”revelation” genesis, exodus, leviticus, numbers, deuteronomy
diaspora
sowing seed/dispersal; population living outside israel and influenced by other cultures
hellenization
greek influence; spread judaism in a diff dominant language, translated Old Testament into Greek
YHWH
what God’s name translates too and revealed to moses through the burning bush at horeb
messiah
“anointed one” during the period of the exile and the jews needed a new king as they were in captivity and needed to be led out of oppression
exodus
“going out” “departure” freedom of jewish slaves from pharaoh
