Unit 1: Judaism

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Religion

The binding of man to God and God to man.

Theology

The study of God and the attempt to understand and integrate all of reality in light of revelation.

Abraham

The Judaic religion begins with this man

God

A term for existence itself which is capable of a personal relationship with humanity

The Transcedentals

Goodness, beauty, and truth are examples of these which approximate the inner reality of God

Assyrain Conquest

722: Destroyed the 10 tribes and Jewish people cannot be spoken of after this event

The Exodus

The defining moment of Jewish history, Moses leads God’s people out of Egyptian slavery

Jacob

The Twelve tribes descended from this man; Isaac’s son

Babylonians and Romans

Destroyed the temple in JerusalemB

Babylonian Conquest

586: Destroyed the 2 southern tribes and the temple

David

The greatest king of Israel

Hebrew

Language the Jewish Scriptures were written in

The Jewish scriptures are composed of these three parts

The torah, the Neviim, and the Ketuvim; Law, prophets, and writings

Rabbis

The primary teachers of Hebrew scriptures

Mishnah

A commentary on the Torah

Moses

The primary author of the Torah, led Jews to the promise land

The Tent of Meeting / the Dwelling Tent

The temple in Jerusalem was build on the model of this

The Ark of the Covenant

The ten commandments, the Rod of Aaron, and the manna were kept in this precious container

Sacrifice

The ritual exchanging of death for life

The Eighteen

The principal public prayer offered in the synagogue

Sacrifice of the lips

After the destruction of the Temple, the Rabbis said the sacrificial system of the temple was replaced by this

Ethical Monotheism

This has its basis in the fact that God has told humans how to act through the law and prophets

The 10 commandments

These form the fundamental basis for Jewish ethical thought

613

This is the number of covenantal commandments binding upon the Jewish people 

Good and Evil

The Rabbis recognize these two forces striving against each other in the human heart

The Nations or Gentiles

Jewish ethics helps keep the Jews separate from these

Solomon / The Temple

950 temple build

Holy of Holies

Room with the Ark of the Covenant that only the high priest could go in

Prophet

Speaks for God; does NOT ONLY tell the future

Tanakh

The formal name of the Jewish Scriptures

Talmud

Authorities Commentary on the Mishnah

Yom Kippur

Day of Atonement; praying for forgiveness of sins

Hannukkah

The relighting of the lights

Romans blow up temple when

70 A.D.

Cyrus the Great

450: Conquers Babylon and allows Jews to rebuild temple

Satan

The divider / accuser

What is Love

God; act of the will; requires sacrifice for the good of the other

Wisdom

applied knowledge

Relevation

the pulling back of the veil

Deism

There is an impersonable God that ignores

Pantheism

All things are God

Philosophy

The love of wisdom

That than which no greater being can be conceived and existence itself

God