Judaism and the Gentiles Notes
Donaldson, Terence L. Judaism and the Gentiles. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2007. 1-537. Print.
Hayes, Christine E. The Emergence of Judaism. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2007. 1-167. Print.
Wikipedia contributors. “Judaism.” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 6 Feb. 2010. Web. 12 Feb. 2010.
Pg. 89 Judaism and the Gentiles
- Judaism claims a historical continuity spanning well over 3000 years. It is one of the oldest monotheistic religions, and the oldest to survive into the present day.
Pg. 45 The Emergence of Judaism
- Its texts, traditions and values have inspired later Abrahamic religions, including Christianity, Islam and the Baha’i Faith.
Judaism Page on Wikipedia.org
- Many aspects of Judaism have also directly or indirectly influenced secular Western ethics and civil law.
- Holy locations according to Judaism are Jerusalem, Safed, Hebron and Tiberias
- They have many holy figures just like christian religions
- Their holy figures are Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Aaron, David, Solomon, Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, Leah and Rabbinic Sages
- Every Jewish boy has a Bar Mitzva on their 13th birthday to signify that they have become a man
- All Jewish boys or men wear hats called Yarmulke, a hat that fits to the top of their head
- They believe that god put his laws into a book called the Torah, there are both oral and written passages from the Torah
- Major Jewish holidays include Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, they require people to fast or not eat for a certain period of time as a sacrifice to God
- Yom Kippur is also known as the Day of Atonement
- Yom Kippur is celebrated by fasting, intensive prayer and church services at the Synagouge
- This all happens over a 25 hour period
- Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year
- It starts the first day of Tishrei and ends the morning of the second day of Tishrei