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The Torah (the teachings)
The Garden of Eden (the creation of humanity)
The tree of knowledge of good and evil (will bring death if eaten from, Eve ate the fruits of this tree)
After eating from the tree, Adam and Eve faced
expulsion
from the Garden. This is because God feared that "man" would eat from the tree of life since now he knows good and evil.
Who lived in the Garden of Eden?
The Serpent (tested Adam and Eve)
Adam (first man)
Eve (first woman)
Important figures
Noah
(the covenant, made here between God and all creatures)
Covenant is the pledging of the total self. Lasts until death.
Abraham
: as the original monotheist of Judaism, Islam and Christianity, he is the progenitor. God promises many descendants and land as well to Abraham.
Sarah
(first wife to Abraham, could not bare him a child at first, then bared him one after Hagar's)
Isaac
(son to Sarah and Abraham)
Hagar
(second wife to Abraham, bared him a child)
Ishmael
(son to Hagar and Abram)
Communicating the teachings
Job "a sustained reflection on the nature of genuine religious faith"
Ten commandments (they are universal and foundational, the basic "rules")
God gave 613 laws, but there are 10 laws that are foundation-ally moral
Maimonides 13 principles of faith
History
After the second
destruction of the temple
,
Messiah
was used to designate the person who would rescue someone from diaspora
Messiah (anointed)
Early prophetic tradition (believe in the prophecy, focus on the conquest of Israel)
Apocalyptic prophetic tradition (believe in the day of the lord, an apocalypse)
Political groups
The Pharisees "sought to revitalize Judaism through adhering strictly to the Mosaic law"
Zealots "they launched sporadic acts of resistance that culminated in the catastrophic revolt of 66–70 A.D., which led to the second destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem."
The Sadducceses "accommodated themselves to Hellenistic culture and Roman rule"
"The Essenes considered the world as too corrupt to allow for Judaism to renew itself within it, so they dropped out"
Types of Judaism
Orthodox believe in God with certainty
Conservative believe in protecting traditional Judaism ways
Reform believe there is more than one authentic way to be Jewish, believe what you want
