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Judaism
Facts about the religion
The Jewish sacred text is called the Tanakh or the “Hebrew Bible.” It includes the same books as the Old Testament in the Christian Bible, but they’re placed in a slightly different order.
The Torah—the first five books of the Tanakh—outlines laws for Jews to follow. It’s sometimes also referred to as the Pentateuch.
Jewish people believe there’s only one God who has established a covenant—or special agreement—with them. Their God communicates to believers through prophets and rewards good deeds while also punishing evil.
The Star of David is the symbol of Judaism. David was a shepherd who became a king of ancient Israel.
There are two main groups or branches in Judaism: Traditional (also known as Orthodox) and Progressive (also known as Reform).
Traditional Jews believes it is important that Jews should keep all of the rules God gave them, and that these rules cannot change.
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History
Judaism emerged from the beliefs and practices
of the people known as “Israel”. What is considered classical, or
rabbinical, Judaism did not emerge until the 1st century CE.
1813 BCE - The Beginning: Abraham was born. According to the Torah and Old Testament, God chose Abraham to be the father of Isaac, the founder of the Jewish people.
1700 BCE - First Covenant with God: Abraham circumcised himself, symbolising the covenant between God and all his descendants. God promised to make him the father of a great nation, and to give his descendants land (later becomes Isreal). This is the basis for male circumcision in the Jewish faith.
3761 BCE - Creation of the World/Jewish Calendar Begins: Stories of the world's creation are found in the first two chapters of the Book of Genesis in the Torah. The Jewish calendar starts with the year 1 being the date ascribed to the creation of the world in the Torah, which is equivalent to Monday, Oct 7, 3761 BCE.
1280 BCE - Moses led the Jews on an Exodus from Egypt: Jews were enslaved in Egypt for hundreds of years. Moses (Jewish man raised Egyptian prince) was appointed God's prophet. Around this time, he led his people out of enslavement on a journey to Canaan (Exodus). During this time, Moses presented the Isrealites with the Ten Commandments that he received from God on Mt. Sinai and formed a new covenant with God. This is the foundation for the Jewish religion.
970 BCE - First Temple Built: Under Kings Saul, David and Solomon, a united kingdom of Israel was formed and maintained. King Solomon of Israel built the First Temple on Mount Moriah. The temple is home to the Ark of the Covenant, a holy relic that contains the Commandments.
920 BCE - Israel split into two kingdoms: King Solomon died and the northern Hebrew tribes revolted, resulting in two Kingdoms: the kingdom of Israel in the north and the kingdom of Judah in the south. They remained separate for over 200 years.
722 BCE - The Assyrians Conquer Israel: The Assyrians forced the 10 tribes of Israel that live there to resettle in other parts of the empire, as is Assyrian custom. This scattering was the beginning of the Jewish Disaspora
(living away from Israel) which characterises much of Jewish history. The 10 tribes are lost to history and are now known as the Ten Lost Tribes. Later, the Babylonians forced the Judeans to leave the southern kingdom of Judah.
587 BCE - First Temple Destroyed: Babylonians invaded and destroyed the First Temple (Solomon's) when they sacked the city of Jerusalem. About 90% of the Jewish population was forced into exile.
516 BCE - Second Temple Built: In 539 BCE, the Persian ruler Cyrus the Great made the re-establishment of Jerusalem and the rebuilding of the Temple possible. When Jewish exiles were allowed to return to Jerusalem by Cyrus the Great, construction began on the original site of Solomon's Temple and was completed in 516 BCE.
329 BCE - Alexander the Great rules Israel: Alexandr, a Greek king, created an empire that stretched from Egypt to India. During his campaign against Persia, Alexander conquered Tyre and then Egypt via what is today Israel in the south. Alexander was respectful of the Jewish faith and spared Jerusalem. He reached an agreement with the Jews, that as long as they would be his loyal vassals and pay their taxes, they could remain autonomous. Israel was rather peacefully absorbed into his growing empire.
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