1. Warm-up # 9
Describe how Jews view their God as compared with how Hindu’s and Buddhists see their God(s).

2. Judaism Notes

3. Monotheistic Commonalities
All Monotheistic: believe in one God.
All believe in salvation and damnation
Only one way
All believe in the prophet Abraham.

4. Father Abraham had many sons.
Sara(wife)
Isaac
(True son to Jews and Christians)
Hagar(servant)
Ishmael
(True son to Muslims)

5. Size Smallest of the 3 – 14 million Followers called Jews
12th largest organized religion
Followers called Jews
Also an ethnicity

6. Founding Date unknown In Palestine (today Israel) Founder:
Some say Abraham (first to covenant with God)
Some say Moses (received law from God)

7. Early History Found in Old Testament or Torah
Hebrews were God’s chosen people and Canaan is the Promise Land.
AD 70: Persecuted by Romans and forced to leave
Diaspora: a dispersion people from their original homeland
Usually refers to the Jews
1948 Regained “Holy Land”

8. Basic Beliefs People are both good and bad
Ethical World View = people and leaders should live a moral life.
Salvation through belief in God and adherence to biblical laws
10 Commandments and much more
Strict dietary laws – Kosher
Name for God = Yahweh

9. Judaism Basics Holy Book: Torah Clergy: Rabbi
House of Worship: Synagogue
Holy Day: Saturday
View of Jesus: not divine/not messiah
View of Church and State: Separate

10. Level One Questions (2) Stated in the text Who, what, when, where
Factual level
What time did the
Fairy Godmother say
Cinderella needed to
leave the ball?

11. Level Two Questions (2) Implied in the text How and why
Interpretation and analysis level
Why did Cinderella’s stepmother care
if she went to the ball or not?

12. Crash course Judaism