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Judaism Origins
What is a Jew?
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Date:____________
Hard to ____________ in terms of _____________ beliefs
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______________ beliefs and _____________ within religion
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_____________ to ______________ to ______________
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_____________ defined as __________
– But, European Jews, _______________ Jews, ___________ _________________ Jews,
______________ Jews
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Linguistic and Ethnic Terms
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But, many ____________ and _____________ languages
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Therefore, many _________________ among Jews; however, generally, ______________ feature is belief
in _______ ________, who, through historical events, has ___________ the Jewish people as his agents
Biblical Patriarchs
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After a series of ______________ encounters with ________________ (Adam & Eve, Flood, Cain &
Abel, Tower of Babel) God chose to only ______________ with one ___________; descendants of
________________.
Abraham
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According to _____________, Abraham was _____________ he would become the father of a great
nation, possess a promised ___________ and become a blessing to all people if he were faithful to his part
of a _____________ with God
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Circumcision
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Land of Israel
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Others to come later
Isaac
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______ of Abraham
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Test of Abraham’s _________; _______________ on altar
Jacob
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Son of ___________
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Had ________ sons; ___________ and his coat of many colors
Is It True?
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Historians _________ the historical _______________ of the biblical patriarchs however, their names,
and ways of life _______ in with history of the ______________ of the second ___________________
BCE
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___________ does not reflect a systematic presentation of religious __________ and _____________ of
patriarchs, but reveals a great deal about their ________________
Worship of One God
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Guider of destinies
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“El” in ancient times and still used in prayer
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El Shaddai-God of ________________
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El Elyon-God __________ ___________
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El Olam-God _________________
Jews use different __________ for G-d to ____________ different __________________.
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YHWH
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Adonai
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Hashem
Moses
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________________ as infant by forces of evil and is miraculously delivered to Pharaoh’s palace;
_____________ and ____________ by Pharaoh’s daughter.
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Named ______________; Egyptian (historical accuracy)
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After ______________ his Hebrew _______________ and killing an Egyptian in defense of a slave,
Moses was ___________ to the _____________ Desert where he lived for ________________ as a
shepherd
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____________ bush, but not _______________
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God _____________ he was God and Moses was to __________ the _______________ out of bondage
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____________ to Egypt
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Series of ____________- _________, _____________, blood, ___________ of the first born, etc..
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“Let My People Go”
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Able to gain release of slaves; Story of ________________, matzah and bitter herbs
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________ _________; death of Egyptians
Exodus
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Arguably the _________ ________________ event in Judaism
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________________: God _______________ Abraham a great nation from his seed and they would have a
homeland _____________. The entire world would be blessed by this nation.
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Genesis ___________ with a great nation springing up from the descendants of Abraham, but they were
_______ in _____________
– ___________; bound as ___________
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Therefore, the _____________ from Egypt and slavery, the____________ to Canaan and the
______________ of the land had to be accomplished before God’s promise to Abraham could be
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The Passover Story
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____________ and characters from the Exodus became the _________ and ________ of Judaism. God
acted to_________ his _____________ people, the _______________, miraculously delivered them from
slavery, revealed to the leaders the ____________ name and brought them to _____________
Land of Israel
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The Israelites _________________ lived in a ___________ society.
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In times of __________, the Hebrew Bible states that God provided great _______ and ___________,
called ______________ to lead the tribes.
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Eventually, the religious leader _____________ appointed as the first king, ___________
The Kings of Israel
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The ____________ king, _____________, expanded the Kingdom of Israel and established a
_______________. ______________ was made the capitol around _____________ BCE.
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David’s son, ______________, built the first ____________ in Jerusalem, the most ___________ place in
Judaism and the ______________ of Jewish _____________ life throughout ________________.
Conquering Kings
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________________ was conquered by the ________________ in __________ B.C.
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The Babylonians _______________ the center of the Jewish faith – the first temple and the Jewish people
were ______________.
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Then the ______________ allowed the Jews to return and rebuild – only to be destroyed _________
around _______ CE by the _______________.
Rooted in a Homeland
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Jewish people did not _________ this time, instead they stayed put and _____________ their ancient
traditions.
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Temple __________ were replaced by ____________ services in __________________.
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Although the______________ was destroyed, Jews still consider it’s location as the ____________ place
on earth and Jews_________ ____________ it for their prayer services.