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Group Questions
1. List all of the facts that you know about
JUDAISM…See how many you can list.
2. See if you can reconstruct a basic historical
timeline of the Jewish people from
Creation to the First Century.
Judaism in The World
~ 14 Million
Judaism in America
• Orthodox
• Conservative
• Reform
1,000,000
2,000,000
1,300,000
Folk Religion
The lived, everyday practices of religion by
common laypersons.
(May be very different from the “official”
definitions of the religion by professionals)
JUDAISM
OT History
Early Period
• The Patriarchs
•Egypt & Sinai
•Conquest & Judges
•The United Kingdom
•The Divided Kingdom
•Exile & Restoration
•Greek Occupation & Hasmonean Kingdom
•Roman Occupation
•
JUDAISM
•Biblical
•The
Writings
Mishnah
•Halakah –
deals w/ application of laws
•The Talmud
•Authoritative source of Jewish law & tradition
•Haggadah – stories illustrating the application
of law
JUDAISM
KEY PERSONS
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Abraham
JUDAISM
KEY PERSONS
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Abraham
Moses
JUDAISM
KEY PERSONS DATE
 about 2000 BC
 Abraham
LOCATION
 Moses
 Middle East
JUDAISM
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KEY WRITINGS
The Tanakh (Old Testament),
especially the Torah (first five
books of the Old Testament)
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The Talmud (explanation of the
Tanakh)
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Teachings of each branch:
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Orthodox
Conservative
Reform
Writings of sages, such as Maimonides
JUDAISM
WHO IS GOD?
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God is spirit.
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To Orthodox Jews, God is
personal, all-powerful,
eternal, and compassionate.
JUDAISM
WHO IS GOD?
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God is spirit.
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To Orthodox Jews, God is
personal, all-powerful, eternal,
and compassionate.
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To other Jews, God is impersonal,
unknowable, and defined in a
number of different ways.
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There is no Trinity.
“Yahweh,” the sacred name
of God, as written in
Hebrew
Bible
JUDAISM
WHO IS JESUS?

Jesus is seen either as an extremist false messiah
or a good but martyred Jewish rabbi (teacher).
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Many Jews do not acknowledge Jesus at all.
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Jews (except for Messianic Jews and Hebrew
Christians) do not believe Jesus was the Messiah
or the Son of God, or that he rose from the dead.
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Orthodox Jews believe the Messiah will restore
the Jewish kingdom and eventually rule the
earth.
Bible
JUDAISM
WHO IS THE HOLY SPIRIT?
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Some Jews believe that the Holy Spirit is
another name for God’s activity on earth.
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Others say that the Holy Spirit is God’s
love or power.
Bible
JUDAISM
HOW TO BE SAVED

Some Jews believe that prayer,
repentance, and obedience to the Law
are necessary for salvation.
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Other Jews believe that salvation is the
improvement of society.
Bible
JUDAISM
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER DEATH
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Some Jews believe there will be a physical
resurrection.
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The obedient will live forever with God;
the unrighteous will suffer.
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Some Jews do not believe in a conscious
life after death.
Bible
JUDAISM
OTHER BELIEFS AND PRACTICES

Meeting in synagogues on the Sabbath
(Sabbath is Friday evening to Saturday evening).
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Circumcision of males.
JUDAISM
OTHER BELIEFS AND PRACTICES
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Many holy days and festivals,
including…
 Passover
 Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles)
 Hanukkah (Feast of Dedication)
 Rosh Hashanah (New Year)
 Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)
 Purim
Jerusalem is considered the
city.
holy