REL 1000 Chapter : Judaism
Document Summary
If you asked what year it was, a scholar would say 2016 c. e. /ad but this is from a. Christian calendar: christianity: ad means anno domini. This assumes that 1 c. e. began when christ was born: buddhism: in many buddhist calendars, it begins in the birth of the buddha. In most orthodox jewish believe jesus was a rabbi. Year 1 began at the beginning of creation of the universe. : ancient israelites as late as 300 years ago with the construction of the temple. This is the first temple period remains until 586 bce. It was all about making sacrifices to the lord in jerusalem: one type of offering was a tithe. Most people were making their living as farmers. They would take the best 10th and put it on the side to offer to the lord: sin offering: would often offer an animal, thanksgiving offerings: given above tithe and sin offerings.
