Download Vocabulary for Judaism Unit We will discuss many of these terms in

Vocabulary for Judaism Unit
We will discuss many of these terms in class, but you should also do your own
independent research on them. Be sure that you understand the definition of
each term in its cultural context.
Ark of the Covenant
Covenant
Critical Apparatus, Textual Criticism
Decalogue
Diaspora
Elohim
Hebrew, Israelite, Jew (know the differences between these three terms)
JEDP
Kosher
Midrash
Mishnah
Monolatrism
Monotheism
Mount Sinai
Theology of Negation
Pentateuch
Priest, Prophet (what is the difference)
Polytheism
Rabbi
Talmud
Ten Commandments
Tetragrammaton
Torah
Yahweh (and Yahwist)
Please be able to identify the following documents: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus,
Numbers, Deuteronomy. Know where they are located, what their status is for
practicing Jews, and very generally speaking (1-3 sentences), what they are
about. You do not need to read them, except for the assigned handouts.
Please be able to briefly identify the following characters, and the type of story
and/or cultural theme of the story in which they appear: Adam & Eve, Cain and
Abel, Noah, Abraham and Sarah, Moses.
Also, be sure that you understand the basic process (and the problems) by which
the Genesis and Exodus documents you read in class were assembled. This
information is in your class notes from 11/9 and following.