REL 1000 Chapter : Judaism
Document Summary
Judaism: historical origins, emic view, abraham is the first jew (first to enter covenant with the lord, story in the old testament: the lord. Judaism begins in canaan: etic/scholarly theory, the story must be put in brackets, there was no judaism until 965 bce, much of this history is recorded in the hebrew bible also. In 965 bce there was an enormous temple (called the first temple) in. Jerusalem, judea: the judaism practiced there was a sacrificial tradition, sin offering depends on which sin was committed, tithe offering many people would offer the best 10th of whatever they grew, thanksgiving offerings giving out of gratefulness to the. In 722 bce assyrians invade israel: tells the people of judea they must help the poor or the same will happen to them. In 586 bce babylonians invade judea: temple is destroyed in jerusalem, that form of judaism is destroyed sacrificial tradition ends, the exile period (586 bce-538 bce)
