Judaism
Religious Studies 100 with Spina at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
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By: Deanna Szybowicz
Textbook:
Experiencing the World's Religions: Tradition, Challenge and Change
Created: 2010-11-22
Size: 43 flashcards
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canon
ancient name for the land of Israel
biblia
books
torah
teaching
Pentateuch
first 5 books of Torah
Talmud
commentary on canon
theophany
God appearance
covenant
results from theophany, testament that consists of promises and obligations
Abraham
patriarch that was married to Sara and had Isaac
Isaac
patriarch, son of Abraham
Jacob (Israel)
partiarch, grandson of Abraham
Patriarchs
father chiefs of Judaism
Moses
Hebrew, founder of Judaism, flees for life and goes to desert to tend to sheep
Yahweh
name that God speaks, "I will be what I will be"
passover
name of most important festival in Jewish history
sinai
mountain where Moses receives 10 commandments
decalogue
10 words
Mitzvoth
obligation for new covenant
David and Solomon
represent high point in Jewish history, David vanquishes enemy
Assyrians
defeated Israel in 722 BCE
10 lost tribes
all Hebrews lost to history
Babylonians
defeated Judah in 586 BCE
exile
nobody left
prophets
active between Axis Age, emphasized monotheism
satan
adversary, lesser created being who was always opposed to God
synagogue
place to gather, meeting house
sabbath
7th day of rest, most important day to gather and remember
rabbis
teacher, to oversee and teach the text being created
sadducees
priestly caste, sacramental
pharisees
lawyers, prophetic
zealots
patriotic faction opposing Roman rule, political
essenes
desert life, last days, mystical
Messiah
savior figure to be sent by God
Tefillin
2 small boxes with scriptural passage, head and upper left arm, only used by orthodox males
Mezuzah
used by anyone, door of home, scripture inside
Kosher/Kashrut
your diet
Shofar
call to dependence
Rosh Hashanah
first of the year
Yom Kippur
day of atonement
hasidism
movement that stresses devotion, feelings with God
Holocaust
wholly burned
shoah
extermination
Zionism
Jews should have own homeland
Theodicy defense of God's justice in light of the problem of evil
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About this deck
By: Deanna Szybowicz
Textbook: Experiencing the World's Religions: Tradition, Challenge and Change
Created: 2010-11-22
Size: 43 flashcards
Views: 41
Textbook:
Experiencing the World's Religions: Tradition, Challenge and ChangeCreated: 2010-11-22
Size: 43 flashcards
Views: 41
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