JUDAISM OVER THE CENTURIES (pg. 240-244, 237)

I. Revolt against Rome A. Jews who didn’t want to be ruled by Rome B. Most extreme = Zealots C. Revolt not successful 1. Jerusalem ruined 2. Second Temple burned down 3. Zealots make last stand at Masada & died

II. Results of rebellion A. Romans kill many Jews B. Many survivors taken to Rome as slaves C. Many Jews leave Jerusalem

III. 2nd Revolt A. 60 years later B. Unsuccessful C. Romans banned Jews from living in Jerusalem

IV. Migration & Discrimination A. Change in Judaism No temple, therefore synagogues & rabbis more important, Rabbis lead Jewish communities B. Sometimes forced to move due to discrimination

V. Dead Sea Scrolls A. written between 100 BC and 50 AD B. helped historians learn about lives of Jews at that time

VI. Cultural traditions A. Diaspora spread Jews to new places B. Common beliefs: Yahweh, obedience to law, etc C. New traditions by region: customs, language, rituals

D. Ashkenazim (France, Germany, E. Europe) 1. separate from neighbors 2. Yiddish – language E. Sephardim (Spain, Portugal, W. Europe) 1. mixed with neighbors 2. borrowed from other cultures 3. Ladino - language

VII. Judaism influenced later cultures A. Christianity (Jesus was Jewish) B. Islam (feel they are descendents of Abraham) C. Ten Commandments influence Western standard of moral values D. Sabbath – day of rest