RLG100Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Babylonian Captivity, Hebrew Calendar, Apocalypticism
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Rlg100 lecture 8 events in jewish history. Covenant: a legally binding contract between parties in which each party has both obligations and privileges that emerge from the contract. Crucial part of how jewish tradition approached their way of life. Discussed in the first book of the hebrew bible, while the remainder goes on to recount narratives associated with the descendants of abraham. The second book of the old testament. Beginning: hebrews are in a time of difficulty. They are an enslaved people working as slaves for pharaohs in egypt: a leader, moses, is chosen by god to lead them out of egypt and back to. However, following the initial escape led by moses, the israelite community becomes stuck on the peninsula for 40 years, until moses receives the 10 commandments and other instructions from god. In settled life, the hebrews decide they need a monarchy, so god appoints a line of kings.
