1. Lecture 2: The Bible?

2.  Prince of EgyptPrince of Egypt  Best Hanukkah Moments Best Hanukkah Moments

3.  What is the Torah? What does “Torah” mean?  List two themes present in Genesis or Exodus  Describe one event chronicled in the Prophets or Writings

4. Lecture 1Introduction to Judaism 4  Hebrews  Israelites-Children of Jacob/Israel  Jews-Book of Esther  Judaism  Hebrew Bible/TaNaCh

5.  Torah (5 Books of Moses)  Establishment of covenant  Promise (land, seed) and Warnings  Nevi’im (Prophets)  Covenant Broken  Exile, Loss of Land  Ketuvim (writings)  Covenant restored

6.  What would go into foundational text?

7.  Not a Law code  Not only “religion”  Not a history book  Instruction, teaching

8.  What forms does it take?  Laws  Narrative  Genealogies  Poems  Songs  prayers

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10. Lecture 1Introduction to Judaism 10  Abraham’s Migration to Canaan  Jacob and his sons flee to Egypt  Enslavement of Israelites in Egypt  Moses-“Let My People Go”  Exodus from Egypt (c 13th century BCE)  Wandering in the Sinai Desert  Israelite Conquest of Canaan  Federation of tribes and rule by Judges (13-11th century BCE)

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19.  Ambiguous  Terse  No clear message  World-plays- Bible as literature  Problem of translation

21.  Lekh lekha/Go Forth  Barren/Birth of Isaac/Hagar  Binding of Isaac  Isaac and Rebecca  Twins: Jacob and Esau/Birthright Blessing  God Wrestling-Yisrael  The Switch: Jacob, Leah, and Rachel  Famine, Egypt, Joseph as Advisor to Pharoah

22.  Brainstorm three lessons…  Note: There is no correct answer!  Focus on Biblical text, not other readings you might bring

23.  Tribes-kinship, diversity, shared history  Imperfect beginnings  Ethical principles  “Underdog” mentality  Empathy compassion  Covenant  Exile

24. “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. I will make of you a great nation, and I will bles you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed” (Genesis 11)

26.  First commandment in the Torah

27.  “Now then, if you will obey Me faithfully and keep My covenant, you shall be My treasured possession among all the peoples.” (19:5)  Then God spoke all these words, saying: I am your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, the house of bondage: You shall have no other gods besides me…” (20:1)  See also Deuteronomy 30

28.  What is the difference?  What is the significance of the tension?

29.  Patriarch  Egypt  Golden Calf  Arrival in Promised Land  Kingdom  Exile  Return  Exile