9. Judaism the “Tribe of Judah”
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The Abrahamic Family: Judaism
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Readings
Textbook: Judaism
Read the following with these concerns in mind:
1. What is the overall social and perspectival backdrop for Judaism?
2. Who were the historical Abraham and Moses and what is the meaning of “covenant”?
3. What is the meaning of “Torah“? How did it emerge?
4. What is the nature of the living denominations and what is their relationship to Judaism’s past?
5. What is the role of the God?
6. What is the meaning of salvation and history?
7. What is the overall message of the axial age prophets? How does the image of God change from Abraham to the time of Jesus?
8. How does the exile and return and chosen people motif play a role in Judaism which will continue to play a role in the subsequent Abrahamic traditions?
Introductory definitional optional readings (wiki):
Sumer: the First Civilization of the World in Modern Iraq
Videographies:
Jewish and Hindu Weddings by Anonymous
Jewish and Hindu Weddings: another View by Anonymous
The Soviet Jewish Homeland by Hasan (2006)
A Comparative View of Jewish and Islamic Visions of Hell by Anonymous
A Comparison of Judaism and Buddhism by Muller
A Comparison of Confucian and Mosaic Perspectives on the Law by Grabner
The Insider’s View: Why Judaism is the best than the rest!