RELS 131 Lecture 1: Judaism - The Beginnings (Readings pp. 76-99)
2 Dec 2017
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Jewish: who ought to be called jewish and what constitutes acceptable jewish behaviour are subjects of ongoing debate among jews themselves. Israelites: ketuvim writings , contains a variety of material, including songs, prayers, and wisdom literature (i. e. , the books of job, proverbs, and. Ecclesiastes, each of which offers practical advice for dealing judiciously with common human concerns) as well as historical texts: the biblical narrative as sacred history, the biblical people of israel (israelites) were the precursors of modern. Israelites were sent into exile in babylonia: relationship as covenant: the israelites and their god, the bible identifies the israelites as god"s chosen people, one hand: they were chosen by yahweh, other hand: the israelites themselves chose yahweh. It is possible that the biblical david shepherd who killed the. Sabbath (the seventh day) a crime punishable by death: also ordered the death of women who had had their sons circumcised, erected altars to other gods in the temple (ex.
