RLGA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Talmud, Burning Bush, Ketuvim
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Being jewish can be religious or an individual identifying themselves as. Monotheism: only one god: in abraham covenant"s god wants an exclusive contract with him. But no exclusive evidence that identity"s there is only onegod he only states he wants abraham only worshipping him but he does imply them as inferior. Narratives that really influenced & shaped people and cultures. God punishes us and then sets it back up again. A way of life, god"s will, or the pentateuch (the 5 books of. Moses), or as the hebrew bible itself: moses given authorship. Warning people to straighten things out, intermediate b/w. Exhortation: god"s warning or caution: ketuvim: writings. Codified: torah: 200 bce, everything 90 bce: oral tradition before codification. Oral tradition: talmud (rabbi"s use for interpretation) Exhortation: warning that we need to shape up & figure things out. Torah: can refer to the whole hebrew bible, the 5 books of moses, or a way of life.
