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Monotheism |
believing in one god |
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Yahweh |
the name of the God of the Jews or the people of Israel, as preserved in the original consonantal Hebrew Bible text. |
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Abraham |
a prophet, made the first covenant with god |
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Covenant |
promise; agreement (with god in this case) |
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Moses |
Most influential prophet in Judaism. Made the second covenant with God and brought down with him the Torah and the Ten Commandments. |
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Torah |
The first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures. Laws that the Jewish people lived by and followed. |
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The Western Wall |
Place of prayer in the Old City of Jerusalem sacred to the Jewish people. |
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Babylonian Captivity |
After the capture of the city by the Babylonians some thousands, probably selected for their prosperity and importance, were deported to Mesopotamia. |
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Synagogue |
A building or place of meeting for worship and religious instruction in the Jewish faith. |
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Diaspora |
The spreading out of Jewish people for 500 years after exile |
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Rabbi |
Jewish religious teachers. |
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Talmud |
In Judaism, the systematic amplification and analysis of passages of the Mishna, the Gemara, and other oral law, including the Tosefta. |
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Apocalyptic Thought |
the idea that there will be an end of time on earth and a judgment day. Where all people on earth will be judged even the dead |
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Messiah |
The anticipated savior for Jewish people. |
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Sadducees |
A member of a priestly, aristocratic Jewish sect founded in the second century B.C. that accepted only the written Mosaic law |
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Pharisees |
A member of an ancient Jewish sect that emphasized strict interpretation and observance of the Mosaic law in both its oral and written form. |
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Essences |
A member of an ascetic Jewish sect that existed in ancient Palestine from the second century B.C. to the second century A.D. These people amerced their selves in Judaism and the teachings of the Torah. (Like monks) |
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Zealots |
Extream jewish people |
