Judaism

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REL 224

Spring 2004

Robin J. DeWitt Knauth

Islam

*Scheindlin,
  A Short History of the Jewish People
*Dosick,
  Living Judaism
*Wylen,
  Settings of Silver

 TEXTBOOKS

*Armstrong,
A History of God

SYLLABUS

Biblical History
Patriarchs (ca. 2000-1700 BCE)
Enslavement in Egypt (ca. 1700-1300 BCE)
Exodus & Conquest (ca. 1300-1200 BCE)
Israelite Nation (ca. 1200-587 BCE)
*Tribal League (ca. 1200-1000 BCE)
*United Monarchy (ca. 1000-925 BCE)
*Divided Monarchy (ca. 925-721 BCE)
*Judah alone (ca. 721-587 BCE)
Babylonian Exile (ca. 587-538 BCE)
Persian Restoration (ca. 538-332 BCE)
Second Temple Period (ca. 516 BCE - 70 CE)
Ptolemaic/Seleucid Period
Maccabean/Hasmonian Period (ca 175-63 BCE)
Roman Period (ca. 63 BCE - 400? CE)
Destruction of Second Temple (70 CE)
Rabbinic Judaism
Diaspora

Modern Jewish History
experience of persecution, anti-Semitism
Zionism
Holocaust
Modern Israeli Nationhood (1948)

Diverse Sects of Judaism
*Ashkenazi
*Sephardic
*Hassidic
*Orthodox
*Conservative
*Reformed
*Reconstructionist

TaNaK (Hebrew Bible / Old Testament)
*Torah - Law (Pentateuch:Gen,Ex,Lev,Num,Dt)
*Nebi'im - Prophets (Josh-Kings;Isa,Jer,Ezek...)
*Ketubim - Writings (Psa,Prov,Ecc,Job,etc...)

Talmud
*Mishnah (oral law of Moses)
*Gemara (teaching, commentary on law)

Midrash

Medieval Rabbinic Commentaries
*Rashi
*Maimonides
etc.

Temple, Synagogue, Shul
Kashrut - Kosher Laws (dietary restrictions)
Tsaddik and Mitsvah

*Sabbath - weekly rest from work
  (from sunset Friday to sunset Saturday)
*Rosh Hashanah - New Year (Sept. 27)
*Yom Kippur - Day of Atonement (Oct. 6)
*Hanukkah - Festival of Lights (Dec 20-28)
164 BCE temple purification, Ptolemaic persecution
*Pesach - Passover (Mar/Apr)
celebrates Exodus escape from Egyptian slavery
*Shabuoth - Booths/Tabernacles
                 (wilderness wanderings)
*Purim (Esther, Persian persecution, 460 BCE)

http://bahai.freeservers.com/jewish.html

http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~elsegal/TalmudPage.html

HISTORY
(a basic outline)

DOCTRINE
(teachings, beliefs)

SCRIPTURE

PRACTICE

PRAYER

 
LAW

HOLY DAYS

FAMILY

ISSUES

Treatment of Women

What is Jihad?

Israeli/Palestinian
Conflict

Terrorism &
War in Iraq

Links

Ottoman Empire

The Crusades

The Rise of Fundamentalism

Diverse Sects of Islam
*Sunni
*Shi'ite/Shi'a
*Sufism

Central Beliefs:
There is no God but Allah, and
Muhammad was his prophet.
1. One God - Allah (monotheism)
2. Prophets are messengers of Allah,
Muhammad was the final prophet,
the last and ultimate authority.
3. Qur'an is ultimate word of Allah,
final edition of divine scriptures.
4. Angels serve and praise Allah, and record good/bad deeds of humans.
Gabriel is highest of four archangels.
5. There will be a day of judgment when humans will be resurrected and held accountable for their deeds.

Qur'an / Koran (sacred message)
Hadith (Muhammad's words/actions)
Shariah (Muslim Law)

Five Pillars of Islam
(five basic duties of a Muslim)
1. Declare that there is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is his prophet
2. Pray five times each day
3. Fast during the month of Ramadan
sunup-sundown: no food, drink, sex
4. Give to the poor
5. Go on pilgrimage to Mecca

Ramadan - month of fasting, pilgrimage

http://www.islam.org

http://www.quran.org.uk

http://www.al-sunnah.com