RLG202H5 Lecture Notes - Babylonian Captivity, Prayer Book, Tashlikh
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Judaism - RLG202
NRSV translation is a good bible
The Story of the beginnings
– the first four books: it is Mesopotamian traditions
– super powers: Assyria, Egypt, Babylon
○Israel Judah is squished and trampled on because they are
in the middle of them three
– M any of the people migrating to the area settled on the plain
lying between the tigris and Euphrates rivers known as
Mesopotamia
○It is fertile here because there are rivers
○So there is a lot of civilization here
The Story of Abraham
As an example of Ancient Cultural Exchange
– Abram – The Father (or God) is exalted
– Abraham = The Father of Many Nations
○Am - ?
– Abraham’s characteristics
○Righteous man, with wholehearted commitment to God
○A an of peace; compassionate and hospitable
○A quick-acting warrior
○An unscrupulous liar to save his own skin
Afraid of being killed, so he said sarah, his wife, is his
sister
○A man of great spiritual depth and strength
○A person with common human weakness and needs
Abraham in post biblical Judaism
– Temple Judaism to scripture Judaism
– Jewesh piety
– They are in diaspora
○Circumcision is to create an identity and cohesion
– Emphasis on Abraham’s testing by God and his endurance
Abraham in Christianity
– they accepted the Abraham traditions and the old testament
– Father of the Faithful
○The emphasis is not so much in Law but Faith, faith in Jesus
Christ
○The chosen one
– Romans 4:13
○Jewish community said it was about the Law but not on
faith, in thi: paul emphasized on faith
– Galatians 3:6-9
Abraham in Islam
– The First of the Prophets
○He was the fist to convert to the true God and to preach
against idolatry of his people
○He is regarded as the first Muslim for he practiced islam –
absolute obedience to God – when he was tested by
command to sacrifice his son.
○Abraham, with his son Ishmael,the father of Arabs, was
responsible for founding of the Ka’bah in Mecca the first
sanctuary of God
– You tube video: I Gotta Love You Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah
– Jewish newyear
– Symbols
○Shofar – Lamb’s/Ram’s Horn
○Honey and Apples
○Tashley – Cast away of sin, throw bread in water with live
fish
○Moses statue
○Book of life
– Significance
○It is for repentance
○Contemplate in the past deeds of the year
– Word meaning – Head of the year
○Rosh –Head
○Ha- the
○Shana – year
– Fall on Tishray, 7th month of Hebrew Calendar
○Month of tishray is the month believed god created world
○It is the birhtday of the world
– Teshuva – when they think about their past deeds
○Jews are encouraged to say sorry to enemies
○It is for peace
○A time of life and death
○Mashord – It’s own prayer book
○Famous prayer – about life and death
○L’shanah tovah – greeting for new year
L’/Shanah/Tovah
– Blowing of Shofar
○Has to do it 100 times
○A reminder to repent
– Tashlich
○Bread throwing
– Aplpes and honey
○Sweet honey = sweet new year
○Has prayers before and after
○May God give them sweet life
– Round bread
○Continuation of life
– Pomegrenate
○Eating one a night before
○It contains 613 seeds – there are 613 laws in the torah
○Symbolic hope – the good things will come as many seeds
there are
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