Vocab
Actions based on ideas of what is right and wrong
What is Ethical?
Teachers who wrote down how laws should be interpreted in different situations
Who is rabbis?
An ancient people who believed in one God.
Who were the Hebrews?
The 3 parts of the Hebrew Bible.
What are the Torah, Prophets, and Writings?
The time of the judges ended when this person became king.
Who is Saul?
The worshiping of ONE God.
Fair treatment
What is justice?
The practice of monotheism and belief in ethical behavior.
What is Judaism?
The first 5 books of the Hebrew Bible, also called the Laws of Moses.
What is the Torah?
Three kings of Israel.
Who are Saul, David, and Solomon?
A binding agreement
What is a Covenant?
A person such as a warrior or a prophet who could inspire an army of volunteers
What is a judge?
Who were Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob?
Contains Psalms (a collection of songs praising God), Proverbs (a collection of wise sayings), and stories about heros.
What are the Writings?
Jews were sent into exile in Babylon for this amount of time.
What is 50 years?
Sacred writings of the Jews, also known as the Hebrew Bible
What are scriptures?
Separation from one's homeland
What is exile?
Gold told Abraham to move his family and servants to this land.
What is Canaan?
About 1250 B.C.
When did the Israelites escape from slavery in Egypt?
Who are the Diaspora?
A person chosen by God to spread the truth
What is a prophet?
A meeting place were Jews often gathered
What is a synagogue?
This person led the Israelites out of Egypt, where they then spent 40 years in the desert.
Who is Moses?
Three basic beliefs of Judaism.
1. There is only one true God.
2. God has a special relationship with the Israelites. God's covenant (promise) made Israel a nation so it they must serve and obey God's laws.
3. The importance of ethical behavior. Justice for everyone.
One way Judaism has influenced the world.
1. Introduced the idea of one God.
2. Bible is considered a classic work of literature.
3. The writings of Moses in the Torah are honored by Christianity and Islam.
4. Ethical teachings have influence spiritual leaders all around the world.