RELS 131 Chapter Judaism: RELS131 – Judaism
30 Nov 2016
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Mishnah oral torah, divided into six orders : seeds, appointed seasons, women, damages, holy things, purities. Rabbi teacher: commonly male but sometimes female (reform) Talmud collection of jewish laws, central text of rabbinic judaism. Mitzvah mitzvot, commandment contained within the torah. Yahweh personal name of god: he who causes to be , exodus 3:14 i am who i am to moses, el, elohim, adonai, el shaddi. Tanakh hebrew bible: books that consist of three sections, torah (law), nevi"im (prophets), ketuvim (writings) Torah (pentateuch) covers history of israelites from creation until entry of promised land : hebrew word: designates law or instruction of god, refers to five books, genesis, exodus, leviticus, numbers, deuteronomy. Israelites biblical people of israel, chosen people by god. Tabernacle temporary place of worship for the israelites, portable place of rest. Johanan ben zakkai: primary contributor to the core text of rabbinical judaism, the.
