1. INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM RELI 3310 @ UT TYLER SPRING SEMESTER 2016 Instructor Rabbi Neal Katz

2. WHO ARE THE JEWS? WHAT IS JUDAISM?

3. God/Theology Life Cycle Events Worship Culture Religion Land Language Literature Food Rituals Legal System Dietary Rules History Bible Peoplehood Temple/Synagogue Antisemitism Holidays Messiah Denominations

4. BIBLE

5. TANACH / TANAKH

6. TANAKH TORAH (5) NEVI’IM – PROPHETS (21) KETHUVIM – WRITINGS (13)

7. HEBREW BIBLE TEXTS PROPHETS Joshua Judges Samuel (I & II) Kings (I & II) Isaiah Jeremiah Ezekiel Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi TORAH Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy WRITINGS Psalms Proverbs Job Song of Songs Ruth Lamentations Ecclesiastes Esther Daniel Ezra Nehemiah Chronicles (I & II)

8. HOMEWORK PICK 1 BIBLICAL BOOK FOR A HISTORICAL/JEWISH EXPLANATION

9. TORAH

10. PROPHETS

12. WRITINGS

13. FIVE SCROLLS

14. Song of Songs Ruth Lamentations Ecclesiastes Esther

15. FIVE SCROLLS Song of Songs - Passover Ruth - Shavuot Lamentations – Tisha B’Av Ecclesiastes - Sukkot Esther - Purim

16. SYNAGOGUE CURRICULUM

17. HEBREW BIBLE TEXTS PROPHETS Joshua Judges Samuel (I & II) Kings (I & II) Isaiah Jeremiah Ezekiel Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi TORAH Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy WRITINGS Psalms Proverbs Job Song of Songs Ruth Lamentations Ecclesiastes Esther Daniel Ezra Nehemiah Chronicles (I & II)

18. TORAH PORTION (TORAH) HAFTARAH (PROPHETS)

19. FIVE SCROLLS Song of Songs - Passover Ruth - Shavuot Lamentations – Tisha B’Av Ecclesiastes - Sukkot Esther - Purim

20. SYNAGOGUE CURRICULUM

21. EXTRA-BIBLICAL WORKS Apocrypha Psuedopigrapha

23. WHO WROTE THE BIBLE? HOW DID IT COME TO BE?

24. SINAI

25. GOD

26. SINAI GOD ORTHODOX

27. SINAI GOD PEOPLE ORTHODOX

28. SINAI GOD PEOPLE ORTHODOXNON - ORTHODOX

30. SINAI GOD PEOPLE ORTHODOXNON - ORTHODOX 95%

32. BIBLICAL HISTORY & SECOND TEMPLE JUDAISM

33. Pre-Temple Era King David Solomon’s Temple Northern Kingdom destroyed Southern Kingdom Destroyed - Exile to Babylon Exile Over Second Temple Built Alexander the Great Maccabees Great Revolt Against Rome Judea defeated / Temple destroyed 1000 986 722 586 516 450? 332 162-165 66-69 70 0

36. FIRST TEMPLE

37. DIASPORA JUDAISM

38. Pre-Temple Era King David Solomon’s Temple Northern Kingdom destroyed Southern Kingdom Destroyed - Exile to Babylon Exile Over Second Temple Built Alexander the Great Maccabees Great Revolt Against Rome Judea defeated / Temple destroyed 1000 986 722 586 516 450? 332 162-165 66-69 70 0

39. SECOND TEMPLE

42. Pre-Temple Era King David Solomon’s Temple Northern Kingdom destroyed Southern Kingdom Destroyed - Exile to Babylon Exile Over Second Temple Built Alexander the Great Maccabees Great Revolt Against Rome Judea defeated / Temple destroyed 1000 986 722 586 516 450? 332 162-165 66-69 70 0