World Religions Judaism | Study Guide

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Eastern Kentucky University
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REL 301 | World Religions
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2020
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Judaism: Key Vocabulary: Yom Kippur: Day of Atonement. Torah: The law, given on Mount Sinai from God through Moses to the people of Israel. Talmud: Commentary on the commentary on the Law. Second Temple: Center of Jewish worship until its destruction in 70 A.D. Diaspora: Dispersion of the Jewish people outside of the promised land. Mishnah: Commentary on the Law. Shema: Fundamental Jewish prayer that affirms the oneness and lordship of God. Rosh Hashanah: Jewish New Year. Halakhah: Legal prescriptions for daily life. Aggadah: Narrative, non-legal texts that illustrate and help illuminate the halakhah. Midrash: Commentary on halakhah and Aggadah. The Sabbath: Jews rest from all work on Saturday, the Seventh Day of the Week; mimicking God, who rested on the 7th Day of Creation, Sukkoth: Commemoration of the 40 years wandering the desert after the Exodus from Egypt. Pesach (Passover): A weeklong commemoration of the liberation from slavery in Egypt. Review: For Jews, God is: - One; - Creator of the world and everything in it; - Transcendent and immanent: completely above and beyond the world yet completely present to it; - God is eternal and rules the universe; - God is one; - God is creator; - Creation is one; - God’s divine providence or governorship extends to the whole world - Revealed to Abraham, gave the law to his people on Mount Sinai, and spoke to his people through the prophets. Why is Judaism a "religion of the book"? Judaism is a religion of the book because Jews dedicate them to the study of the law given on Mount Sinai as recorded in the Torah. Commentaries on the Torah like the Mishnah and the Talmud serve to explicate the law and how Jews should live. In addition, the destruction of the Temple in AD 70 moved emphasis to texts in the absence of the Temple. How is Judaism both a religious faith and a nation? Judaism is both a religion and a nation, the chosen people called by God through Abraham and ratified through the covenant. As a result, Judaism is not a missionary faith - it does not seek converts.