Judeo-Christian Tradition

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Judeo-Christian Tradition

• Individual worth, ethical values, and the need to
  fight injustice

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Objectives

• Summarize how ideas from Judaism and Christianity
  helped shape democratic traditions.
• Explain the importance of Judaisms values
• Describe how Christianity spread and helped
  further democratic ideas.
• Analyze the impact of the Renaissance and
  Reformation on democratic thinking.

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CA State Standard

• 10.1 Students relate the moral and ethical
  principles in ancient Greek and Roman philosophy,
  in Judaism, and in Christianity to the
  development of Western political thought.
• 1.Analyze the similarities and differences in
  Judeo-Christian and Greco-Roman views of law,
  reason and faith, and duties of the individual.

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Judaism

• Beliefs
• God
• Monotheistic (one god)
• People
• Made in Gods image
• Equal
• Intelligence
• Free will
• Holy Book
• Torah
• The Ten Commandments
• Principles of Judaism
• God exists and is one and unique.
• Prayer is to be directed to God alone.
• The words of the prophets are true.
• Moses was the greatest prophet, and his
  prophecies are true.
• The Torah was given to Moses.
• There will be no other Torah.
• God knows the thoughts and deeds of men.

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Christianity

• Basic Beliefs
• One God
• Jesus as servant and savior
• Cross - sacrifice
• Resurrection- redemption
• Bible
• Principles of Christianity
• Humility or faith and trust in God
• Jesus Christ is God
• Prayer and self-denial
• The Word of God
• Observance of the law
• The ten commandments to Love one another
• Atonement sacrifice
• Resurrection
• Second Coming
• Effect on Democracy
• Service to others

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Islam
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Renaissance

• Revival of classical ideas
• Began in Italy, spread throughout Europe
• Interested in life for its own sake
• Humanism
• Public service and ethical life
• Individualism
• Politics and government
• What is the best form of government?

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Reformation

• Challenged traditional authority of the church
• Corruption
• Started in Germany
• Martin Luther
• 95 theses
• Spread to other countries
• Protestant religions