Judaism Flashcards
(31 cards)
Judaism def
religion of the Tribe of Judah
Jew def
- descendent of Abraham through Isaac (ethnic)
- religious designation
religion of Judaism broadly described
- monotheistic religion, worshipping Yahweh/YHWH as God
- God created all things with meaning + purpose
- God works through history to accomplish purposes
- God chose the Jewish nation as his representatives
- God has given his law and his blessing to the jews so that they might bring his blessing to the world
Aran Yardeni’s summary of the Jewish life
- love the other as you love yourself
- follow the way of righteousness set out by God
creation
purposeful and good
- natural world is not evil
covenant with Abraham
promise of blessing
exodus
enslaved in Egypt and the Lord brought them out
the Land
God gave them specific land
exile
big change to Judaism; exiled from the Land
resettlement and the second temple
after exile and rebuild the temple
expectation of Messiah
anointed by God to restore them
human destruction of temple, leading to
diaspora: spread outside the land that was believed to be given to them
____ replaces the destroyed temple
synagogue: place of gathering for worship
- needs to have 10 adult Jewish males
____ replaces priests as central spiritual guides
Rabbi
the Mishnah
- “repetition”
- secondary level of law meant to help explain/prevent violation of primary law (Tanakh)
Tanakh
- Hebrew Scriptures
- old testament
- torah, Neviim, Kethuvim
the Gemara
- “to study”
- commentary on Mishnah and TNK
- stories, discussions between Rabbi’s + disciples
the Talmud
together, the Mishnah and Gemara
key movements and people: Kabbalah
- “tradition”: but NOT traditional Judaism
- spiritual/mystical branch of Judaism: angels, demons, numerology, witches, etc.
key movements and people: anti-Semitism
- Noah’s son Shem = semitic peoples
- many groups prejudiced towards Jewish
- end of 15th century, Jews were unwelcome in every European country
key movements and people: zionism
- jews realized they would never be treated fair unless they get their own land back
- jews began purchasing land in Palestine
- 1948: UN creates new country of Israel
Jewish leaders: Shabbatai Zevi
- 1626 - 1676
- Turkish Jew who announces self as Messiah
- arrested in Turkey and was given option: die or convert to islam
- he converted
Jewish leaders: Baal Shem Tov
- 1699 - 1760
- “master of the good name”
- believed that God could be found in heartfelt faith and worship, less dependence on scholarship/study
- shun modern world and stay isolated
jewish leaders: Moses Mendelssohn
- 1729 - 1786
- German Jew: poet and intellectual
- encouraged entering modern world
