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Roots of Judaism Notes
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Israelites
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Hebrews
Recorded events and laws in Torah
Abraham
Mesopotamia
2000 BC family migrated to Canaan
Founded Israelite nation
Famine forced migration to Egypt
Enslaved
Moses led escape to Canaan (Exodus)
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Kingdom of Israel
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1000 BC
Kingdom of Israel
King David
United tribes to single nation
King Solomon built Jerusalem, temple
Negotiated with Egypt, Mesopotamia
High taxes, forced labor, revolting
Split Israel in North, Judah in South
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Conquest
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722 BC- Israel fell to Assyrians
586 BC- Babylonians capture Judah
Nebuchadnezzar destroyed temple
Exiled to Babylon
People became known as Jews
Persian leader Cyrus freed Jews
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One God
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Monotheism belief in one God
Chosen People
Covenant binding agreement
Jews believe God made covenant with Abraham
Moses renewed covenant
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Abraham
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Jews believe that Abraham was 1st Jew
Wife could not have children, offered her
maid-servant
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Son Ishmael with maid-servant
God allowed wife to have child
Son Isaac with wife
Ishmael founded Islam
Isaac prophet for Judaism
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Law and Morality
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Torah set laws
Cleanliness, food prep, criminal law
Patriarchal society
Men had all authority
Arranged marriages
Woman-few rights
10 Commandments
Heart of Judaism
Religious duties and conduct
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Ethics
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Prophets Spiritual leaders to interpret Gods
will
Isaac, Jeremiah
Ethics moral standards
Morality and social justice
All people equal
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Future
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2000 years later
Diaspora scattering of people
Jews left homeland
Maintained identity
Major world religion
Influenced Christianity, Islam
All faiths honor Abraham, Moses, Prophets
All teach ethical world view of Israelites
Shared view Judeo-Christian tradition