Michael Scott Svoboda's Judaism: The Tree Of Life
Judaism: The Tree of Life
Susan McKee
Hum/130 Religion of the world
June-26, 2011
Michael Scott Svoboda
Judaism: The tree of life.
Judaism is one of the oldest religions that are being practiced today. It is a monotheistic, patriarchal religion that is both down to earth and mystical. Though it is patriarchal with an all male priesthood there is a sprinkling of powerful women in both the Torah and the Jewish history. This is a religion ground by numerous laws and commandments, yet have managed to retain a sense of continue dialogue about God and what it means to be a Jew. The Jewish people can be defined as either a religious or as an ethnic group. As a religious group, To be Jewish or a Israelites is to be one who answer the call …show more content…
This is one of the 13 principles of Faith that is considered to be the basic beliefs of Judaism. Moses was born in Egypt to Jewish parents, at this time all male children of Jewish slaves were to be killed. Moses mother hid him for three months than put him in a basket on the river where the pharaoh's daughter bathed. The pharaoh's daughter found the child and raised him, she even hired Moses mother as the wet nurse at Miriam Moses sister's suggestion. Moses may have been raised as an Egyptian but his mother was able to teach Moses about his heritage and instill in Moses a love for his people. 40 years later Moses was force to flee from Egypt for killing an Egyptian, who was beating a Hebrew slave. He spends the next 40 years as husband to Zipporah and tending sheep for his father in law. Jewish writing taught that Moses was chosen to lead the children of Israel because of his kindness to animals. Most Christians are familiar with the rest of the story; Moses talks to God through the burning bush, and he was chosen to lead his people out of Egypt and to the promise land with the help of his brother Aaron. Ten plagues later and the parting of the red sea brought Moses and his people to Mount Sinai where God gave the Torah to the people of Israel. The Torah includes the first five books of the Bible and was given to Moses by God. Judaism teaches that the Torah was dictated to him, including the history and prophecies that Moses will be written down later. Moses spends the rest of his life writing the first five books (Tracey,
Susan McKee
Hum/130 Religion of the world
June-26, 2011
Michael Scott Svoboda
Judaism: The tree of life.
Judaism is one of the oldest religions that are being practiced today. It is a monotheistic, patriarchal religion that is both down to earth and mystical. Though it is patriarchal with an all male priesthood there is a sprinkling of powerful women in both the Torah and the Jewish history. This is a religion ground by numerous laws and commandments, yet have managed to retain a sense of continue dialogue about God and what it means to be a Jew. The Jewish people can be defined as either a religious or as an ethnic group. As a religious group, To be Jewish or a Israelites is to be one who answer the call …show more content…
This is one of the 13 principles of Faith that is considered to be the basic beliefs of Judaism. Moses was born in Egypt to Jewish parents, at this time all male children of Jewish slaves were to be killed. Moses mother hid him for three months than put him in a basket on the river where the pharaoh's daughter bathed. The pharaoh's daughter found the child and raised him, she even hired Moses mother as the wet nurse at Miriam Moses sister's suggestion. Moses may have been raised as an Egyptian but his mother was able to teach Moses about his heritage and instill in Moses a love for his people. 40 years later Moses was force to flee from Egypt for killing an Egyptian, who was beating a Hebrew slave. He spends the next 40 years as husband to Zipporah and tending sheep for his father in law. Jewish writing taught that Moses was chosen to lead the children of Israel because of his kindness to animals. Most Christians are familiar with the rest of the story; Moses talks to God through the burning bush, and he was chosen to lead his people out of Egypt and to the promise land with the help of his brother Aaron. Ten plagues later and the parting of the red sea brought Moses and his people to Mount Sinai where God gave the Torah to the people of Israel. The Torah includes the first five books of the Bible and was given to Moses by God. Judaism teaches that the Torah was dictated to him, including the history and prophecies that Moses will be written down later. Moses spends the rest of his life writing the first five books (Tracey,