S.S 10-28-14 Flashcards
Recorded events and laws in the ______
Torah
______ one of many peoples who lived in the _____ ______
Israelites
Fertile Crescent
_____ made up of five books: _____, Exodus, _______, Numbers and Deuteronomy- later adopted by Christians and used this books as part of _____ ______
Torah
Genesis
Leviticus
Old Testament
_____ and ______ closely joined
History
Religion
Israelites beliefs changed into what we know as ______
Judaism
Believed God was _____ everywhere, _____ everything, and had complete ______
Present
Knew
Complete
Binding agreement
Covenant
Believed God made a covenant with _______
Abraham
Consider themselves as gods “_____ ______”
“Chosen People”
_______ renewed covenant and led Israelites to ______
Moses
Canaan
Israelites had to obey _____ faithfully in return
God
Laws that Israelites believed God gave them from Moses
Ten Commandments
_____ also set out many other laws- laws included how to prepare food, _____, “an eye for an eye” and the protection of _____
Torah
Crimes
Woman
A judge who had much honor and respect
Debrah
Religious leaders
Prophets
_____ told Israelites what _____ wanted them to do and warned people not to disobey _____ law
Prophets
God
God’s
_____ were seen as humans who had to obey ____ law just like everyone else
Kings
God’s
Scattering of people
Diaspora
______ scattered to different parts of the world
Israelites
______ came to be called _____ and had preserved their heritage wherever they settled
Israelites
Jews
_______ influenced two later religions of ______ and _____- both monotheistic(belief in one God, honor Abraham, Moses and the prophets, share some moral point of view)
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
How were Israelites religious beliefs unique in the ancient world?
Most ancient people thought of their gods as bieng connected to certain places or people. But the Israelites thought that God was present everywhere, knew everything, and had complete power.
