 2000-1500 BCE: Abraham and the Patriarchs
 1050-920 BCE Kings Saul, David and Solomon
 920-597 BCE Kingdoms of Israel and Judah
 605 BCE Babylon conquers Egypt, now rules Judah
 586 BCE Destruction of the First Temple
 70 CE Destruction of the Second Temple
 1135-1204 CE Maimonides
 The principles of Judaism are called the Halahkah.
 This is a list of 613 commandments described by God
in the Torah.
 Due to circumstance and change in political structure,
only 271 mitzvah apply to modern life.
 Unlike the other Abrahamic religions, Judaism makes
no attempt to convert others.
 Also, Judaism believes that you do not have to be
Jewish in order to go to heaven.
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 Abraham: Abraham is considered the founder of the
Jewish faith. God spoke to Abraham and told him that
if he left his home, God would give him a great nation
for likeminded people.
 Moses: Moses led the Exodus from Egypt, and was
given the Ten Commandments by God. He is the most
important prophet in Jewish tradition.
 Maimonides: Maimonides was a Jewish Scholar in
Moorish Spain. He is renown for his Thirteen
Principles of Faith, which is similar to Christianity’s
Ten Commandments.
 Jewish worship is usually lead by a rabbi, who roughly
corresponds to a minister.
 Synagogues are usually administered over by a council
of elders, similar to deacons is Christianity.
 Though the synagogue is seen as a place of worship,
religious life is seen as centered around the home.
 The Jewish holy book, the Tanakh, was given to Moses
by God
 God also gave Moses oral commentary, which is now
written in the Talmud.
 Completing this is the Midrashim, which is a
compendium of other writing and stories considered
important by the Jews.
 Collectively these components are called the Torah.
 The menorah is one of the oldest Jewish symbols,
and was the candelabra used in Solomon’s
Temple.
 The most commonly known Jewish symbol is the
Star of David. It emerged in the middle ages, and
is far from the oldest or most significant Jewish
symbol.
 The most recognizable piece of Jewish garb is the
yarmulke, which ironically has very little
religious significance
 The 613 mitzvah are the basic of our modern values,
because they were in turn adopted by Christianity and
spread all over the world.
 The concept of compound interest, devised in
Mesopotamia, was instituted and practiced by the
Jews. Compound interest is a driving force in our
economy, and funds our banking system.
 One of the greatest influences the Jews has was their
institution of courts.
 While not directly affecting art and science, Judaism is
the foundation of Christianity and Islam, which have
both had profound implications in Art and Science.
 In Judaism, women are considered separate, but equal,
to men. They may have different responsibilities, but
are not seen as less important.
 Women are said to have more intuition and
understanding than men.
 Reform Jews are much less traditional, recently, female
rabbi’s have been allowed.
 There are approximately 13.3 million Jewish people in
the world
 The US and Israel have the largest Jewish populations,
with 85% of the Jewish demographic between them.
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