judaism
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For a World Civilizations unit on World Religions; the original file, uploaded July 2011 had issues- this is a replacement uploaded in late September 2011.TRANSCRIPT
Judaism
Overview of Judaism
• Beliefs•Where it began• Its history and
issues•Where it spread• Its influence
Beliefs of Judaism
• One god (monotheism)—Yahweh• Education and study• Justice and righteousness• Obedience and law
Jewish Texts
• The Torah• The Hebrew Bible•Commentaries
Where Judaism Began
Jewish History—Timeline
c. 2000 BCE Abraham 1200s BCE MosesExodus
Jewish History—Timeline
c. 1050–586 BCE Kingdomsc. 1050–950 BCEKings of united Israel:
Saul, David, Solomon c. 930 BCE Kingdom divides c. 722 BCE Northern kingdom
conquered 586 BCE Southern kingdom
conquered
Jewish History—Timeline
530s BCE Jews return under foreign control
160s–63 BCE Maccabees—independent 63 BCE Conquered by Romans
66–70 CE Revolt, removal, migration
Jewish History—Timeline
c. 900–1100s CE Golden Age of Jews in Spain 1200s–1492 CE Expelled from parts of western
Europe, eventually Spain too 1890s CE Beginning of Zionist movement
Jewish History—Timeline
1930s–1945 Persecution by Nazis and Holocaust
Jewish History—Timeline
1948 Establishment of modern Israel
Where Judaism Spread
Where Judaism Spread
Where Judaism Spread
Why study Judaism?
1. Christianity: 2.1 billion2. Islam: 1.5 billion4. Hinduism: 900 million6. Buddhism: 376 million12. Judaism: 14 million
Why study Judaism?Because of its influence.
• Jewish ideas helped to shape Christianity• Judaism influenced development of Islam• Jewish ideas widespread• Key ideas entered Western culture through
Judaism• USA 2nd only to Israel in number of Jews
• USA 2nd only to Israel in number of Jews