The 13 Articles of the Jewish Faith proposed by Maimonides are these:
1. God exists
2. God is one and unique
3. God is incorporeal
4. God is eternal
5. Prayer is to God only.
6. The prophets spoke truth.
7. Moses was the greatest of the prophets.
8. The Written and Oral Torah were given to Moses.
9. There will be no other Torah.
10. God knows the thoughts and deeds of men.
11. God will reward the good and punish the wicked.
12. The Messiah will come.
13. The dead will be resurrected.
Read page 47-51 in booklet.
ANSWER THIS: How are these beliefs lived out each day in the life of an adherent Jew?
From your reading and these websites below complete the mind-map activity on pages 52,
53 and 54 in booklets.
Website on images of GOD: http://www.jewfaq.org/g-d.htm
Website on the name of GOD: http://www.jewfaq.org/name.htm
Beliefs
Judaism has no dogma, no formal set of beliefs that one must hold to be a Jew. In Judaism, actions are far more important than beliefs, although there is certainly a place for belief within Judaism.
Use your reading and the websites below to complete the table of definitions on page 56 of your booklet.
The concept of Human nature website: http://www.jewfaq.org/human.htm
Kabbalah and Jewish Mysticism
website : http://www.jewfaq.org/kabbalah.htm
The Afterlife website: http://www.jewfaq.org/olamhaba.htm
SST’s Dogma, Kabbalah, Mysticism, Incorporeal, Messiah.