1. Judaism
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2. Is Judaism a Religion or Culture?
BOTH!

3. Lived in the ancient land of Canaan
Early History
Lived in the ancient land of Canaan
Practiced Monotheism, Belief in one God
Worship Yahweh

4. History traced to prophet Abraham (patriarch or founder)
Origins of Judaism
History traced to prophet Abraham (patriarch or founder)
Born in city state of Ur
Made covenant with God: “I will make you a great nation.”
Torah will become main source of history

5. Location of Ur

6. Abraham leads his tribes/people out of Mesopotamia and into Canaan (Israel) around 2000 B.C.E. (B.C.)
– John Green, start at :50

7. Exodus Hebrews are enslaved by Egyptians around 1200 B.C.E. Moses
1. Led Hebrews out of Egypt
2. Goes to Sinai Desert

9. Ten Commandments 1. God renews covenant with Abraham on Mt. Sinai
2. Israelites agree to obey only Yahweh and his laws
3. Teach how to live life and worship God
4. Promised safe return to Canaan :23:02

10. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing
Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy
Honour thy father and thy mother

11. 7. Thou shalt not commit adultery 8. Thou shalt not steal
6. Thou shalt not kill
7. Thou shalt not commit adultery
8. Thou shalt not steal
9. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour
10. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s goods
Smashed pieces kept in the Lost Arc of the Covenant… (start 10:47) ,

12. The Torah Laws of the Jews from God (Yahweh)
“Absolute core of the Jewish religion”
Contains 613 Laws and Commandments
Torah is the first five books from the Old Testament

13. Images of The Torah

14. Reign of David David takes throne in 1012 BC (David and Goliath)
Capital is Jerusalem, prosperous reign
Son Solomon builds temple, high taxes
Tribes split: North are Israel, South are Judah

15. Israel/Judah Split

16. Exile and Return Canaan is invaded
586 BCE Chaldeans of Mesopotamia conquer Judah, enslave people
Babylonian Captivity
Scribe Ezra organizes Jewish writings into Torah (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy)
Jewish diaspora begins; scattering of Jews from the holy land

17. Babylonian Captivityhttp://www. youtube. com/watch

18. Main Holy Days
Passover: Blood of lamb on door so God would “pass over” home
Yom Kippur: Seek forgiveness from God, pray and fast
Hanukkah: Minor festival; celebrates oil lasting 8 nights
Which of these do you know the most about and why?

19. Modern Problems and Anti-Semitism
Holocaust- Attempted Extermination by Hitler and Nazi Germany

20. Why Hitler Blamed the Jews
Germany’s economy fails after WWI
Hitler rises to power and looks for a scapegoat for Germany’s problems
Minority Jews become target
Over 6,000,000 Jews are tortured and murdered over 10 year period

21. After World War II Many Jews look to return to Homeland of the Torah
In 1948 state of Israel is formed
Problem: Israel was the country of Palestine
Wars have been fought ever since, still happening today