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. TANACH / TANAKH

5. 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)

6. TORAH

7. PROPHETS

8. WRITINGS

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

10. SYNAGOGUE CURRICULUM

11. 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)

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

13. SINAI GOD PEOPLE ORTHODOXNON - ORTHODOX 95%

15. BIBLICAL HISTORY & SECOND TEMPLE JUDAISM

16. 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

17. FIRST TEMPLE

18. DIASPORA JUDAISM

19. 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

20. SECOND TEMPLE

21. 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

22. Alexander the Great

23. 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

24. MACCABEES

25. PHARISEES SADDUCEES ESSENES DEAD SEA SECT Late Second Temple Jewish Sects

26. 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

29. MASADA

30. TEMPLE DESTRUCTION

31. KAMSA / BAR KAMSA

32. RABBINIC JUDAISM

33. PARDES P’SHAT REMEZ D’RASH SOD

34. PARDES P’SHAT - LITERAL REMEZ - HINTED D’RASH - SERMONIC SOD - SECRETIVE

35. PARDES GEN 22

36. 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