JUDAISM

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JUDAISM
Main Menu
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JUDAISM

• KEY PERSONS
• Abraham

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JUDAISM

• KEY PERSONS
• Abraham

• Moses

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JUDAISM

• KEY PERSONS
• Abraham

• DATE
• about 2000 BC
• LOCATION
• Middle East

• Moses

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JUDAISM
KEY WRITINGS

• The Tanakh (Old Testament), especially the Torah
  (first five books of the Old Testament)

• The Talmud (explanation of the Tanakh)

• Teachings of each branch
• Orthodox
• Conservative
• Reform

• Writings of sages, such as Maimonides

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JUDAISM
WHO IS GOD?

• God is spirit.
• To Orthodox Jews, God is personal, all-powerful,
  eternal, and compassionate.

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JUDAISM
WHO IS GOD?

• God is spirit.
• To Orthodox Jews, God is personal, all-powerful,
  eternal, and compassionate.

Yahweh, the sacred name of God, as written in
Hebrew

• To other Jews, God is impersonal, unknowable, and
  defined in a number of different ways.
• There is no Trinity.

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WHO IS JESUS?

• Jesus is seen either as an extremist false
  messiah or a good but martyred Jewish rabbi
  (teacher).
• Many Jews do not acknowledge Jesus at all.
• Jews (except for Messianic Jews and Hebrew
  Christians) do not believe Jesus was the Messiah
  or the Son of God, or that he rose from the dead.
• Orthodox Jews believe the Messiah will restore
  the Jewish kingdom and eventually rule the earth.

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WHO IS THE HOLY SPIRIT?

• Some Jews believe that the Holy Spirit is another
  name for Gods activity on earth.
• Others say that the Holy Spirit is Gods love or
  power.

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HOW TO BE SAVED

• Some Jews believe that prayer, repentance, and
  obedience to the Law are necessary for salvation.
• Other Jews believe that salvation is the
  improvement of society.

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WHAT HAPPENS AFTER DEATH

• Some Jews believe there will be a physical
  resurrection.
• The obedient will live forever with God the
  unrighteous will suffer.
• Some Jews do not believe in a conscious life
  after death.

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OTHER BELIEFS AND PRACTICES

• Meeting in synagogues on the Sabbath (Sabbath is
  Friday evening to Saturday evening).
• Circumcision of males.

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JUDAISM
OTHER BELIEFS AND PRACTICES

• Many holy days and festivals, including
• Passover
• Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles)
• Hanukkah (Feast of Dedication)
• Rosh Hashanah (New Year)
• Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)
• Purim
• Jerusalem is considered the holy city.