- Habiru Clan & Hebrew
- Polytheism to Monotheism
- Bible Information
o The Torah
o The Prophets
o The Writings
- The Torah/Pentateuch:
o Genesis
o Exodus
o Leviticus
o Numbers Deuteronomy
- Genesis:
o Abraham & Sara
o Isaac and Rebekah
o Jacob and Rachel/Leah
o 12 Sons of Jacob
ß Joseph
- Exodus:
o The Moses Story
o Slavery in Egypt
o The Plagues (know the last one and significance) and know one explanation (scientific/from God)
o 10 Commandments / Mt. Sinai
- Leviticus:
o What does it have within it?
- Numbers:
o What is written here?
- Deuteronomy:
o 2nd Set of 10 Commandments
- Idea of Clan god(s)
o Which god/God comes to Abraham and Sara?
o Moses?
- History & Judaism
o How is it all tied together?
- God Almighty / El Shaddai
- Learning to Believe in One God (Practical to Ideological Monotheism):
o God is the God – development
o God brings about idea in slow process
o Divinely inspired: move from many gods to one God
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- Looking back: Abraham called by 1 God, but may not have recognized
- 5 Points of Jewish Faith & Description
- 4 Points of “The Place of People in Jewish Faith” & Description
- Sabbath
- Autumn Celebrations
o Rosh Hashanah
o Yom Kippur
o Sukkot
- Winter Celebrations
o Hannukkah
o Purim
- Spring Celebrations
o Pasah / Passover
ß Sedar
o Shavu’ot
- 3 Editors of Jewish Scripture:
o Yahwist
o Elohist
o Priestly
- 500 B.C.E – Why is it significant in relation to Abraham and Sarah's story?
- Types of Jewish Belief/Practice:
o Conservative
o Orthodox
o Reformed
