IX. National religions. Judaism

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1.Outline of the lecture

1. Origin of Judaism

Judaism originated in Israel around 4000 years ago. It is the oldest and the smallest religion, with only 12 mln followers.

Judaism does not easily fit into common Western categories such as religion, race, ethnicity, or culture. Jews have been in contact and have been influenced by ancient Egyptians, Babylonians, Persian and other cultures and Jewishness is not only national, not

Genealogical, not religious, but all of these. According to religious Jews, the Biblical patriarch Abraham was the first Jew. He proclaimed the folly (глупость, безрассудство) of idolatry. As a result, God promised he would have a child who would carry on his work and inherit the land of Israel ( Canaan). According to the Bible, God gave Isaac's son Jacob the name Israel ( he who struggles)

God sent Jacob and his children to Egypt, after they became enslaved, God sent Moses to save them from slavery.

Judaism is a way of life with a system of beliefs. It does not have set doctrines, it is a religion that follows Torah..

*”Jews live in covenant with God not for their own sake, but for the sake of the whole world”

The fundamental beliefs of Judaism are:

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*God is all powerful ( omnipotent) as well as all knowing ( omniscient). The different names of God reflect different aspects of God's presence in the world

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**The symbol of Judaism ?

2. Religious views

The Jewish place of worship is called a Synagogue. The religious leader of a Jewish community is called a Rabbi.

Daily prayer

There are 3 daily prayers. On the Sabbath and Holidays a fourth prayer is added.

**Sabbath.-

***Hanukkah

Yom-Kippur

Pesakh

2. Questions for test

1. Origin of Judaism

2. History of Israel and Judaism

3. Main beliefs in Judaism

4. Main traditions in Judaism

3. Glossary

Covenant – договор- шарт

Omnipotent-всемогущий- құдіретті

Omniscient- всеведущий- көреген

4. Tasks for IWS- Historical roots of Judaism

5. Task for office hours- Judaism in the contemporary world

6. Reference

Музафарова Н.И. История религий.М.2004.стр. 57-72

http:// www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Judaism