RLG100Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Ketuvim, Torah, Israelites
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Major source: hebrew bible torah or the christian name, the old testament. A collection of narratives/stories/poems/songs that span a large period of history ~1500 years. Multiple genres of literature: narratives, poems, songs, hymns, legalist language, literagy (rituals) 3 different parts: torah: first five books, ne(cid:448)i"i(cid:373): (cid:271)ooks asso(cid:272)iated (cid:449)ith differe(cid:374)t prophets, ketuvim: poetic literature, songs, creative literature etc. The hebrew bible was also referred to as tanakh the name comes from the sound of the first part of the parts of the bible. Even broader meaning: all knowledge within jewish tradition. Likely to be on a test, know all meanings. The hebrew bible is a major source for our understanding of jewish tradition. The bible claims to begin at the creation of everything to about 150bce. Israelites and hebrews: are used al(cid:373)ost i(cid:374)ter(cid:272)ha(cid:374)gea(cid:271)ly i(cid:374) early history. They tra(cid:448)el a lot to ca(cid:374)a "a(cid:374) (roughly israel) and once they get there they split.
