SORII Judaism Prelim Notes

SORII Judaism Prelim Notes
Origins
● Abraham and the Covenant
Ethical Monotheism → Covenant

(promise/contract → commandments)
Patriarchs (regarded as fathers of the human race):

→ Abraham
→ Issac
→ Jacob
● Outline the Regarded as the first patriarch of the Jewish people.

life of
Birthed the idea of monotheism
Abraham
Book of Genesis
Born in the city of Ur in Southern Mesopotamia around 1800BCE
God made Abraham 3 promises if he were to follow God and flee his home:
- Blessings (relationship with God)
- People (numerous descendants)
- Land
Abram was changed to Abraham (meaning ‘father of the people)
Abraham was believed to be humans' last chance at a relationship with God
The covenant was sealed when Abraham built an altar after God appeared to him
Quotes:
Sign of the covenant - brit milah (circumcision)
“I will establish my covenant between me and you, and your offspring after you” (Genesis
17:4-7)
"As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations. No longer
will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many
nations. I will make you very fruitful” (Genesis 17:1-3)
And I will bless those who bless you,

And the one who curses you I will curse.
And in you, all the families of the earth will be blessed.” (Genesis 12:3)
● Moses, the Life
Exodus and
Israelites were enslaved by Pharoah in Egypt
the Giving of
the Torah Moses was spared from execution as his mother placed him in a concealed ark and sent him
down the river of Nile.
He was discovered and adopted by the Pharoah’s daughter to be raised as an Egyptian
Moses grew up in a social, religious and political environment that was very different from his
kin and ethnic group
“Every Hebrew boy that is born you must throw into the Nile, but let every girl live” (Exodus
1:8-22)
Exile
Moses killed an Egyptian who was beating a Hebrew
He had to flee to save his life, taking refuge in Midian

- Looking this way and that and seeing no one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in
the sand”
(Exodus 2:11-25)
Revelation
Burning bush → revelation with God
Moses became God’s prophet and messenger
God wanted Moses to liberate the Hebrew people from their captivity in Egypt and take them
to the ‘land of milk and honey’.
God made Moses turn his staff into a snake to convince people he was sent by God.
- “I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them
up and out of the land into a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and
honey” (Exodus 3:8)
“I am who I am” - this self-revelation is the utterable name of God in Judaism, YHWH.
Plagues
With God's intervention, the Hebrews were rescued from Pharaoh’s rule
God sent 10 plagues, escalating in intensity with each one
On the 10th, God directed the firstborn child of every Egyptian family to die.
Hebrews were saved from this plague by putting the blood of a lamb around their doorposts,
indicating for God to “pass over” their house, which is now known as the Passover in Jewish
traditions today.
The Pharoah released all Hebrews and Moses escaped with the children of Israel.
10 Commandments
The Ten Commandments were given to Moses on Mt Sinai
The 10 Commandments cover all aspects of life from personal relationship with God to
neighbourly obligations.
Moses established Judaism as a monotheistic religion at a time when polytheism was popular
and the norm.
Modern Judaism Orthodox

● Adheres faithfully to the principles, customs and practices of traditional
– Conservative Judaism.
Judaism ● Practices:
- Daily synagogue attendance if possible
– Orthodox Judaism - Strict observance of the Sabbath, religious festivals and holy days.
- Strict Kosher dietary requirements
– Progressive
Judaism
- Separate eating
- Only men rabbis
- Follows a defined set of Halachah (Jewish jurisprudence based on the
Talmud) determined by the rabbis, which are incumbent (necessary,
responsibility) upon each Jew to observe.
Conservative
● Conserve essential elements of traditional Judaism but allow modernisation of
religious practices.
● Falls halfway between Orthodox and Progressive
● Practices:
- Mixed seating
- Female rabbis
-
SORII Christianity Prelim Notes
The historical and

cultural context in
which Christianity
began

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● Abraham and the Covenant

Ethical Monotheism → Covenant

Patriarchs (regarded as fathers of the human race):

● Outline the Regarded as the first patriarch of the Jewish people.

Born in the city of Ur in Southern Mesopotamia around 1800BCE

Abram was changed to Abraham (meaning ‘father of the people)

Abraham was believed to be humans' last chance at a relationship with God

And I will bless those who bless you,

He was discovered and adopted by the Pharoah’s daughter to be raised as an Egyptian

Moses killed an Egyptian who was beating a Hebrew

He had to flee to save his life, taking refuge in Midian

Burning bush → revelation with God

Moses became God’s prophet and messenger

God sent 10 plagues, escalating in intensity with each one

The Ten Commandments were given to Moses on Mt Sinai

Modern Judaism Orthodox

The historical and

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