Origins
The story of the origins of the world presents God as an intelligent, active, masculine power who overcomes primeval chaos. To create order, God imposes separation— separating light from darkness and land from water, completed over a six-day course and rests on the seventh day. This can be viewed in the first chapter of Genesis, in the first book of the bible.
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Judaism is monotheistic, the act of only believing in one higher power, God. The traditional date of Abraham dates back to 1800 BCE, in Canaan, now Israel and Palestine territories. Where according to the Bible the Lord said to Abraham “go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. ” Abraham leaves Canaan, goes to Egypt, and right back to Canaan. Abraham had a child with Hagar, his wife’s slave. Later, his wife told him to send away Hagar and her son, Ishmael.
God tests Abraham, by using his son Isaac as a Sacrifice. God intervenes and uses a ram as a form of sacrifice. When Abraham became older, had taken another wife whom bore him six children. Abraham left everything to his son Isaac, His first wife’s son. At his death god blessed Isaac. |
Founder
Moses was the founder of Judaism. He was born in Egypt around 1250 BCE. During this time period, Egyptians saw Hebrews as a threat, which forced the Pharaoh to kill all the Hebrews that were baby boys. Moses’s mother and sister made a watertight basket and place him in the Nile River. An Egyptian princess discovers him and raises him as her own, as can be seen in the image to the right.
When he became older he witnesses an Egyptian brutally beating up a Hebrew, one of his own people. Moses killed the Egyptian and buried him in the sand. He flees to Midian after killing the Egyptian. When he goes to the mountain of God, an angel appears to him in flames of fire from within a bush. When Moses descends, he returns to this people with the rules for living—the Ten Commandments. The strong moral orientation of Judaism is apparent here, Moses does not return with an explanation of the universe, but rather with ethical precepts. |
Reference
Molloy, Michael. Experiencing the World's Religions: Tradition, Challenge, and Change. Sixth ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2012. Print.
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