Jewish views on the Torah Flashcards
What are 3 details about the Torah?
-The first five books from the Christian Old Testament make up the Torah.
-Jews believe that the Torah was given to Prophet Moses on Mount Sinai by God. This is why Moses is seen as a very important figure to Jewish people as he is believed to be the only person who has seen God face to face.
-The Torah contains many teachings and mitzvot rules which tell Jews how God wants them to live.
What is a piece of evidence about Jewish views on the torah?
“Do not kill” - The Ten Commandments.
How does belief in the Torah change a Jews life?
Jewish people will look to the Torah to help them to live the lives God wants them too such as eating only Kosher foods as this is a mitzvot rule.
What do Orthodox and Reform Jews think about the Torah?
ORTHODOX JEWS believe that the Torah must not be altered and should be understood literally (this is similar to Creationist Christians)
REFORM JEWS believe that taking the Torah literally is impossible as it was written in a very different time and place and cannot apply to modern life without some changes. So, the text needs to be interpreted to fit in with modern life.
