IWR FIRST MONTHLY/ FIRST PERIODIC

Hebrews

refer to those who accepted yahweh as their god and much of their history is written in hebrew

israelite

refer to the descendants of the hebrews, which originated from abrahan

jew

comes from yehudah or judah, the southern kingdon of israel

Orthodox Judaism

is the most traditional expression of modern judaism

Reconstructionist Judaism

Early 1920s in us by Rabbi mordecai kaplan, is not merely religion, but an envolving religious civilization, a peoplehood, a culture

Reform Judaism

early 19th c germany, reform judaism affirms the central tenets of judaism

Conservative Judaism

may be said to be a moderate position between Orthodox and Reform Judaism

Monotheistic

judaism is a —— religion meaning it has a belief in one god

israel

judaism has its roots in the promised land which is also known as modern day ——

covenant

an agreement between 2 or more persons

abraham and god

the covenant exists between —- and —-

Tanakh

the hebrew term for the jewish bible is —- also spelled tanach

Torah

(teaching) the first five books containing the foundational laws and original stories

Nevi’im

(Prophets) historical narratives and the teachings of the major and minor israelite prophets

Ketuvim

(Writings) a diverse collection of poetry, wisdom literature and historical texts

to repeat, to study

Mishnah means to —- and ——

Mishnah

the part of the law that was passed down orally, then put into writing, was writen down in 200 c. e

the teaching of the rabbis

contains the teachings of the jewish rabbis for the first few centuries

Siddur

most jews use a prayer book called —-

Shema Israel

is the prayer that most prayers begin with

Mezuzzah

the shema is written down on scrolls and then placed in boxes called —--

Tefillin

are small leather boxes that contain the shema prayer

a place of meeting or assemble

Synagogoue

The ark

a large cupboard that stores the scrolls of the torah and other holy writings

The eternal light

it burns as a sign of god’s eternal covenant with the israelites

the ten commandments

above the ark are two tablets symbolizing the ——

reading desk

in the centre of the synagogoue is a ——- from the scrolls are read

rabbi

the teacher or master who is the leader of the jewish community

Sabbath

is a holy day of rest, it begins on friday before sundown and lasts until saturday at sundown

passover

is a festival commemorating god sparing the jews when he killed the first born of egypt

Hanukkah

festival of lights, commemorates the maccabee miracle of the day supply of oil and lasted 8 days

Menorah

jews light candles for 8 days on a —-

Worldview

A connection of beliefs about life and the universe being held by people

Monism

There is no real distinction between god and the universe

Polytheism

The belief and workship of many gods

Monotheism

The doctrine or belief in one supreme god

Atheism

Disbelief in or denial of the existence of a personal god

Agnosticism

God cannot be known

Spiritus

The base noun meaning “spirit” , “breath”, “soul”, or “courage”

Theology

Is the academic study of the nature of God, religious beliefs, and how people understand the divine

Philosophy of religion

Deals primarily with issues concerning religion, which includes analysis on the existence of a divine being or on sacred texts

Spirituality

Is something an individual can have without being implicated in the ambivalent complexity of human societies and institutions

Substantive

Concerned with what constitutes religion, involves belief and practices that assumes the presence of supernatural beings

Edward burnett taylor

He argued that religion was the attempt of primitive human beings to understand their inexplicable individual experiences

Functional

Concered with the social consequences

Emile durkhein

The french sociologist, had a famous definition of religion as a “unified system of belief and practices relative to sacred things”

Social phenomenon

Not simply the pursuit of particular beliefs or practices as professed and prescribed by religious leaders

Social construct

Religious text is interpreted inca different ways in different contexts

Methodological atheism

The suspension of the belief in the divine

Christian

is derived from the greek form of the title of jesus (ho christos)

christianity

a abelief in god as creator, in the bible as god’s word, and in jesus as god'‘s son and the final revelation of god to man, in his perfect humanity, sacrificial death and miraculous resurrection

Catholics

are christians who belong to the latin or the eastern catholic churches

universal or to the whole world

the word catholic means

Jesus of Nazareth

was a jewish rabbi from the region of Galilee in the first century, who attracted a small band of folllowers through his ministry of healing and teaching

The new testament

primary source for the life of jesus and the birth of christianity, library of 27 books writtten over decades

covenant

another word for testament

Early christianity

began in jerusalem with the preaching of jesus’ death and ressurection, overcame dissension spread by various sects such as the Gnostics

Apostle Paul

was crucial in spreading Christianity beyond its jewish roots and making a lasting global impact

Church

translates the greek “ekklesia” and refers at this stage to the people in the christianity community