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The Children of Israel: Judaism

Lecture 2 part 1

18 August 2009

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Last Week I asked you to reflect

on The idea of World Religions

Why is Judaism a World Religion?

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Preview for Today

Historical

Belief

Text Practice (part 2 of the lecture)

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Preview for Today

Off with their heads.. Pain and circumcision

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Historical Timeline

Temple (Biblical) Period (1800BCE - 70CE)

Rabbinic (Classical) Period (70CE - 1700s)

Modern Period (1700 - Present)

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The Temple Period

Abraham, Sarah and Hagar (BCE 1800)

The First Sacrifice: Isaac and Ishmael

Judeo-Christianity and Islam

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The Temple Period

Jews: those who live in Judea (Patterns p.

303-305)

The Various conquests of Israel Independent Israel under the Maccabees

(165-63 BCE)

The first Martyrs?

Roman Captivity (67-72BCE)

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Whats so important about the

TempleP

eriod? The notion of sacrifice IN the Temple of

Jerusalem ONLY

-sanctified place The idea of the ONE true God

The idea of Martyrdom

Persistence on the covenant

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Classical/Rabbinic Period

The destruction of the temple by the Romans,

(70CE)

The RabbinicP

eriod (70 -1789CE) Rabbi: my master

The Talmud

Mishnah + Gemara

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Whats so important about the

Classical/RabbinicP

eriod How did Jews deal with the destruction of the

temple?

How did the Jews interpret the various

conquests in their peoples history?

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Modern Judaism

The Diaspora

1492, Spain: Sephardic Jews and Ashkenazic Jews

Different Kinds of Judaism: The Enlightenment (1700s)

Reform Judaism

Orthodox Judaism

Conservative Judaism (early 20th Century, USA)

Reconstructionist Judaism (1950s, USA)

Figure 8.1 ofPatterns..(p.323)

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Modern Judaism

Zionism: The Modern State of Israel

The Holocaust and Israels pain

Inspiration from the Maccabees

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What is important about the

Modern period? Judaism in World Affairs

Is Judaism a World Religion?

The Jewish lobby?

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Beliefs: The legacy of Judaism

God and the Covenant

The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob

Waiting for a New Age Messianic Judaism?

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Beliefs: The legacy of Judaism

Monotheism

Sacrifice

Martyrism

3 main themes of Judaism also prevalent inChristianity and Islam

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Texts and Scriptures

The Tanakh (written)

Torah, Neviim, Ketubim

The Talmud

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The Children of Israel: Judaism

Lecture 2, part 2

18 August 2009

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Circumcision

The Sign of the Covenant

Prohibitions of Circumcision

Foreskin Restoration? http://www.noharmm.org/reversal.htm

EPISPASM

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Circumcision

Pain both psychogically and physically

Anesthesia

PTSD?

Sweden case: BBC Monday 1st Oct 01

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/1572483.stm

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Circumcision

Human Rights and legality

Finland

Only with nurse, parents and CHILDs consent

Australia

Cannot be done in public hospitals

How impt is pain in the fulfillment of religious obligation?Should parents be able to decide upon the bodies of their

children on religious grounds, even if it meant pain to

the child?

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Circumcision

Human Rights and legality

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For Next Week

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Have in common?