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CHAPTER 5 - JUDAISM AND THE JEWISH PEOPLE
STUDY GUIDE
TEST: JANUARY 27, 2015
VOCABULARY
monotheism - (SEE GLOSSARY IN TEXTBOOK)
Talmud - (SEE GLOSSARY IN TEXTBOOK)
righteousness - (SEE GLOSSARY IN TEXTBOOK)
IMPORTANT PEOPLE TO KNOW:
Abraham - The story of the Jewish people begins with the Bible's account of Abraham travelling with his family from Mesopotamia to a land called Canaan
Moses - Led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt
David - Captured Jerusalem and made it the capital of the Kingdom of Israel
KEY IDEAS:
Where was the Promised Land that the Torah says God promised to the Israelites as a permanent home? Canaan
Which activity is least important to the good practices of Judaism?becoming a rabii
The common set of values and beliefs shared by Judaism and Christianity is known as the Judeo-Christian tradition
Outside of Israel, where does the largest number of Jews live today (country)?In the United States
Obedience to the Hebrew Bible's commandment to "Love your fellow (human being) as yourself" is the reason that many Jews become involved in efforts to fight discrimination______
The book of Exodus states that the Israelites were led out of slavery in Egypt by who?Moses
Where in the Hebrew Bible is the traditional history of the Jewish people found? (3 places)
A.TorahB.the ProphetsC. the Writings
Which event resulted in the kingdom of Israel becoming divided? The death of King Solomon
Which Israelite captured Jerusalem and made it the capital of the Kingdom of Israel?David
Which part of the modern world has been least affected by the Jewish Diaspora? (which intermediate direction and continent)Southeast Asia
ESSAYS (CHOOSE ONE); HONORS STUDENTS (DO BOTH)
- Explain what the Diaspora is, how and why it took place, and how it affected the Jewish people? Diaspora is a Greek word meaning dispersion or scattering. It refers to the communities of Jews that spread over the ancient world and later throughout the modern world as well. When the Assyrians conquered the kingdom of Israel about 722 B.C., they sent thousands of Israelites to distant parts of the Assyrian empire. Later, when the Babylonians rebelled against the Assyrians, established their own empire, and conquered Judah, they took thousands of Jews to faraway Babylon and forced them to settle there in what is called the Babylonian Captivity. This event settled communities of Jews throughout the Babylonian empire, which stretched across the Fertile Crescent. At the urging of Jewish prophets, these communities continued to obey the Hebrew Scriptures while living in exile. When the Persian kind Cyrus the Great conquered the Babylonian empire, he allowed the Jews to go home. many did, but when the Persians extended their empire into Egypt and east into Central Asia, Jews spread into these regions too. Later, after Alexander the Great conquered the Persian empire, Jews settled in other areas also ruled by the Greeks, including southern Europe. Still later, the Diaspora extended even farther into Asia and Africa. By this time millions of Jews were living outside the Land of Israel. But they still viewed the Land of Israel and Jerusalem as their spiritual home.
- Explain why the study of the Hebrew Bible is such an important part of the practice of Judaism? Jews believe that it is part of living up to covenant between God and the Jewish people that they live righteous lives. righteousness is living and acting in ways that obey God's laws and that are ethical, or right. Being faithful to God means following these rules. Most of the rules and laws that Jews believe they must follow are set out in the Ten Commandments and elsewhere in the Hebrew Bible. That is why the Hebrew Bible is so important. Jews believe it is important that they study the Hebrew Bible in order to learn, know, and understand these laws and rules their faith calls on them to obey.