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Why are Jews called the "People of the Book?"
Because they greatly value scholarship and learning in the scriptures.
A person believed to be chosen by God as a messenger to bring truth to the people.
-reminded people to obey God's laws
prophet
A collection of oral teachings and commentaries about the Hebrew Bible and Jewish law
Talmud
The idea that there is one God who sets down ethical rules about right or wrong.
Ethical Montheism
Descendants of Jacob are called
Israelites
What is the source of Jewish teachings?
The scriptures
The last section of Hebrew Bible. It contains great Hebrew Literature such as : Psalms, Proverbs, Song of Songs
The Writings
What two texts are central to Jewish teaching and practice?
Hebrew Bible and Talmud
Acting or living in a way that is ethically right and obey God's laws
righteousness
Israelites' descendants are called
Jewish people or Jews
Jews believe the Bible reveals God's will carried out in
human events.
To the Jews, Moses is known as...
Moses our teacher
Why do Jews try to learn to read Hebrew?
Hebrew is the language of the Hebrew Bible.
Jewish laws and commandments apply equally to every Jewish person. The ruler and the ruled.
True or False
True
Prophet who urged people to act morally
Isaiah
The first section of the Hebrew Bible that tells about God's creation of the world and the first people. It tells of Noah who escaped a great flood on an ark. It tells of Abraham and the Israelites journey back to the Promised Land.
-1st five books of Hebrew Bible
Torah
Religious teachers are called...
rabbis
Where did the God of the Israelites live?
Everywhere
A weekly day of rest that the Jews observe.
Sabbath
Prophet who predicted Jews would survive the hardship.
Ezekiel
The middle section of the Hebrew Bible. It contains books by or about prophets. It traces the history of Judaism and the Jewish people.
-Begins with Book of Joshua and describes the arrival in Promised Land
The Prophets
____________________ recorded oral laws that they believed had come down from the teachings of Moses.
Jewish rabbis
What is the most important teaching of Judaism?
Ethical Monotheism
Jewish people all have a deep tie to the Land of
Israel
Prophet who condemned those who were unfaithful to God
Jeremiah