Unit 1 Test Flashcards
May 14, 1948
Israel became a Nation
70 A.D.
Titus Destroys Jerusalem
Destruction of the 2nd Temple
4 Major Languages in Israel
Hebrew, English, Arabic, Russian
Two Great Themes of the Bible
- The Plan- Incarnation
- The Purpose- Redemption
Israel didn’t accept the incarnation, so they couldn’t accept the redemption
What embracing Judaism says
- A Jewish life Defined by certain values
- Continuous study of the Torah
- Observance of traditional Jewish practices (Mitzvot)
Mitzvot
Ritual practices and moral behaviors to be incorporated into daily lives
The Goal of Judaism
Adhering to God’s law and correcting social wrongs
The Key difference between Judaism and Christianity
No completed Redemption
A life in the Spirit must be…
Continually refreshed and renewed
U.S. Embacy opens in Jerusalem
May 2018
Abraham’s Choice led to a birth of 3 Religions
- Judaism
- Christianity
- Islam
The Word
- gave them hope
- defined their culture, customs, and national identity
- preserved their language
- became the focal point of their worship
*Synagogue services focused on the Word (replaced temple worship)
Rabbi
Teacher/ expounder of the law; paternal guide for the community
Mishna
The Oral Law
The Torah
Literally means “instruction”
the first, most sacred, part of a collection of 5 books called the Hebrew Bible
Talmud
The written version of the oral law and commentary
*The focus of Young rabbis in training
587 B.C.
Destruction of the 1st temple and Babylonian exile
Six historic periods in the 400 years between the Testaments
- Persian
- Green
- Egyptian
- Syrian
- Maccabean
- Roman
The Green Period (333-323 B.C)
- The Jews had full rights of Greek Citizenship because of Daniels prophecies of Alexander the Great.
- created pro-Greek sympathies among the Jews
- A “Hellenistic” spirit developed among Jews which affected their mental outlook afterward.
The Egyptian Period (323-204 B.C)
- After Alexander’s death , his empire if divided among his 4 generals.
- Judaea goes to Ptolemy, along with Egypt
The Syrian Period (204-165 B.C)
- Under Antiochus Epiphanes
- A reign of terror begins
- desecrated the temple & thousands were massacred
- all copies of the law were found and burned
Maccabean Period (165- 63 B.C)
- A revolt led by the Jewish priest Mattathias
- His son, Judas Maccabaeus joined his Father for the honor of God
- Ultimately, under Judas, Jerusalem is Captured and the temple refurnished
Back in Judea
- no king
- no temple
- no independence
Conservative Judaism
Maintains that Jews share not only religious principles, but also other aspects of the heritage of a people: a particular language, a homeland, a sacred tradition, and the norms of behavior.
Midrash
The Hebrew word means “explication.” A ______may consist of a single statement explicating a verse or a legend, or a story amplifying a biblical account.
Siddur
A guide to the structure and themes of a Jewish worship service
- designed to be a meditative text
- Words intended to lead the worshiper through the prayer experience, all the while serving to provoke thought and reflection, to inspire, to uplift, to comfort, and to console.
Kabbalah
Jewish Mystical tradition
