Download Chapter 8 Section 2 Jewish Beliefs and Texts

Chapter 8 Section 2
Jewish Beliefs and Texts
What is Monotheism
(look in your book)
What do
you
think
he/she
(God)
looks
like?
Central Jewish Beliefs
• Belief in Education
…learn about your
religion.
• Belief in Justice and
Righteousness
…kindness and
fairness in dealing
with other people.
Give aid to people
who need help.
• Belief in Obedience
and Law…follow the
religious laws given
by God.
What is Mosaic Law?
(look in your book)
What is the Sabbath?
(look in your book)
Jewish Texts
• What is the Torah?
• What is the Hebrew
Bible?
• What are the Ten
Commandments?
What is a Synagogue?
Ten Commandments
Who Are The Prophets?
Jewish Commentaries
What is the Talmud?
What are the Dead Sea Scrolls?
Dead Sea
Salt
deposits
Caves
where
the
scrolls
were
found
Floating
on the
Dead
Sea
Summary
• Judaism is
based on the
belief in and
obedience to
God as
described in the
Torah and other
sacred texts.
Judaism and Later Cultures
• What cultures have learned about Jewish
ideas?