warm up? what does it mean if a religion is monotheistic?

Warm up?What does it mean if a religion is

monotheistic?

Today’s VocabMonotheistic: Belief in only 1 God10 Commandments: Behavior code of

Judaism, Christianity and Islam. They were given to Moses by God.

Torah: The Jewish Holy Book.Abraham: The founder of Judaism and

monotheism.

Judaism

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.mrdowling.com/images/605judaism.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.mrdowling.com/605-judaism.html&usg=__3bhpirYRTodkCHAddJV6YSoz58Q=&h=350&w=344&sz=12&hl=en&start=1&zoom=1&itbs=1&tbnid=11kASWh1SVj3PM:&tbnh=120&tbnw=118&prev=/images?q=judaism&hl=en&gbv=2&tbs=isch:1

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://pow.reonline.org.uk/images/pic_judaism.jpg&imgrefurl=http://pow.reonline.org.uk/judaism.htm&usg=__mF3HyUaLhtQ6XI5eNRaQrdsYjUc=&h=406&w=350&sz=46&hl=en&start=8&zoom=1&itbs=1&tbnid=zSZFwucj1zu5_M:&tbnh=124&tbnw=107&prev=/images?q=judaism&hl=en&gbv=2&tbs=isch:1

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.thespiritualsanctuary.org/Judaism/Titlescroll-Judaism.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.thespiritualsanctuary.org/Judaism/Judaism.html&usg=__5ThfzgqFpkMZIkUj50fX6239a2w=&h=336&w=509&sz=29&hl=en&start=9&zoom=1&itbs=1&tbnid=kN87nZXQljWppM:&tbnh=86&tbnw=131&prev=/images?q=judaism&hl=en&gbv=2&tbs=isch:1

FounderAbrahamCovenant:

Agreement between God and Man. God promises Abraham a homeland and Abraham promises God that he and his descendants will follow him

GodYahweh1st Major World Religion to be Monotheistic

Sacred TextTorah

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://frted.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/torah.jpg&imgrefurl=http://frted.wordpress.com/2011/01/04/reading-scripture-the-old-testament-the-torah-and-prophecy/&usg=__4YB2aIC-37eZswQB-eUu44VSl_M=&h=426&w=450&sz=43&hl=en&start=1&zoom=1&itbs=1&tbnid=q3bmpJMEAx7cyM:&tbnh=120&tbnw=127&prev=/images?q=torah&hl=en&gbv=2&tbs=isch:1

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://press.princeton.edu/images/k7122.gif&imgrefurl=http://press.princeton.edu/titles/7122.html&usg=__te1I8NX51PtCwJ8HI3tkDrWOMlo=&h=452&w=300&sz=67&hl=en&start=2&zoom=1&itbs=1&tbnid=5DwK19NazNbwZM:&tbnh=127&tbnw=84&prev=/images?q=monotheism&hl=en&gbv=2&tbs=isch:1

Major Beliefs10 Commandments

Set of rules, or code of conduct, sent by God via Moses.

Followed by Jews, Christians and Muslims

Chosen PeopleGod chose Jews to

receive the Torah. Jews do not believe God likes them more than others!

MessiahJews believe that the

savior has not yet come

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.turnbacktogod.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/10-commandments-explained.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.turnbacktogod.com/10-commandments-explained-further/&usg=__THkIQnWBxFm97M_yNZ2XaZ6Z1xg=&h=476&w=566&sz=34&hl=en&start=3&zoom=1&itbs=1&tbnid=RBcXkplPuTty8M:&tbnh=113&tbnw=134&prev=/images?q=10+commandments&hl=en&gbv=2&tbs=isch:1

Lifestyle ApplicationsKosher Laws

Dietary lawsEx. No milk with

meatBat/Bar Mitzvah

Coming of Age ceremony

HistoryStruggle for the

promised homelandIsrael/Palestine

ConflictPersecution

DiasporaDispersed

throughout Roman Empire

Spanish InquisitionHolocaust

Closing?Why do religions like Judaism have certain

restrictions like fasting and Kosher Laws?

warm up? what does it mean if a religion is monotheistic?

Documents