Lesson 36 - The Three (3) Faiths of Jerusalem / Judaism

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Polytheistic - The belief in more than one (many) gods. Examples: Hinduism, Buddhism, Shintoism, Daoism, Animism

Monotheistic - The belief in one god. Examples: Judaism, Christianity, Islam

Judaism

Monotheistic - belief in one God who is present everywhere, all-knowing, all-powerful
Holy book - Torah
Main Cities of Worship - Jerusalem, Israel
Holy Places of Worship - Temples
Clergy - called Rabbi
Holidays - Rosh Hashanah (New Years), Yom Kippur (Highest Holy Day, also called Day of Atonement), Hanukkah (festival of lights)
Writings are a sacred recording of the laws and events in Jewish history
Also writings of the prophets (spiritual leaders)
Believe that God made a covenant (agreement) with Abraham and the Hebrews to protect them
Ten Commandments from God given to Moses – laws that describe how people should behave towards God and each other
Believe that God chose the Hebrews (Jews) as His people
Prophets were people who God talked to, they taught about moral standards and justice
Judaism later had a strong influence on Christianity and Islam

Diaspora - is a dispersion (spread) of a people from their original homeland, usually unwillingly.

Lesson PowerPoint: Belief Systems

Lesson Video: Three Religions of Jerusalem

Lesson Activity: Belief Systems Activity Packet