REL 101 Chapter 11: Judaism vocab
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Torah: teaching the first 5 books of the hebrew bible. Talmud: a work of commentary on the laws of the torah and on the teachings of the entire hebrew bible, made up in two stages: the mishnah & the gemara. Conservative: religious law is binding, also with development. Rabbinic judaism: mainstream form of judaism believes moses received the written & oral torah from god at mount sinai. Haredi judaism: stream of orthodox judaism characterized by rejection of modern secular culture (ultra-orthodox) The temple: in jerusalem, build by solomon; sole place of israelite sacrifice. Jerusalem: between the mediterranean sea & dead sea, one of the oldest cities in the world, holy city to judaism, christianity & islam. Solomon: king of israel (961-922) & a son of david; brought a united monarchy to its height of power & fame. Israel: political & spiritual community god"s covenant was established with. David: (1000-961 bce) united a warring tribal society under his leadership.
