JUDAISM “THE COVENANT”

HA’ERETZ CANAAN PROMISED LAND LAND OF MILK & HONEY ISRAEL PALESTINE HOLY LAND

Torah & the Tenack Torah - 1st five books o/t Jewish Bible Pentateuch - 5 books of Moses –Genesis Adam & Eve Noah & the Flood Abraham (1 st Jew) –Exodus Moses Jewish Enslavement –Leviticus –Numbers –Deuteronomy Tenack - the entire Jewish Bible –46 Canonical books

The Historical Books Joshua Judges Ruth 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings –King Saul –King David –King Solomon 1 Chronicles 2 Chronicles Ezra & Nehemiah

Historical Books (con’t) Tobit Judith Esther 1st Book of Maccabees –Jewish revolt against the Greeks 2nd Book of Maccabees –Hanukah Story –re-dedicated the Temple to Judaism

The Wisdom Books Job Psalms (150 poems) Proverbs Ecclesiastes Song of Songs (Solomon) The Book of Wisdom Ecclesiasticus

The Prophets: what is a prophet? Major Prophets Isaiah - messianic prophecies Jeremiah Lamentations Baruch Ezekial Daniel (lions den)

The Prophets (con’t) Minor Prophets Hosea - Joel Amos - Obadiah Jonah - Micah Nahum - Habakkuk Zephaniah - Haggai Zechariah - Malachi

GENESIS: CREATION STORY Adam & Eve (Genesis 2) –Creation Story Noah (Genesis 6) –Ark & the flood Abraham- 1st Jew (1900 BCE) –Genesis Isaac: 2nd Jew (Gen ) Sarah’s only son Jewish – Muslim split Jewish – Arab split Ishmael –1 st son of Abraham –Hagar Jacob: 3rd Jew (Israel) –(Gen.26-35) 12 Tribes of Israel Joseph: 11th son –sold into slavery –Egyptian Slavery »thrown in jail »dream interpreter »Pharaoh's grain controller

Egyptian Slavery Moses –born a Jew –raised as Pharaoh’s grandson –killed an Egyptian guard sent into exile –Exodus thru Deuteronomy Met Jethro and married his daughter –returned to Egypt –“let my people go” 10 Plagues 600,000 Jews 10 Commandments Conquest of Canaan

The Jewish Temple The Holy of Holies 1 st Temple Period – BCE –King David –King Solomon – Babylonian Captivity – BCE 2 nd Temple Period –536 BCE - 70 CE –