Notes on Judaism

1. In Judaism what is the meaning in history?

Judaisms history is important because it allows change in religion and lifestyle that people lived. They
believe that the context of a persons life significantly affects how they live and that they should work
together to bring about change. Also, in Judaism, history is viewed as a series of lessons that people
should learn from such as the Babylonian exile. Also, history is important because it makes lifes events
different and unique and a person should not pass up an opportunity because he or she will never have
the opportunity again because God does intervene at crucial moments in history and offers opportunities
to those who are faithful to him. Judaism was surrounded by many nature based polytheistic religions,
and these religions focused on keeping things the same because people were afraid that a god could get
upset and throw everything into chaos, they did not think about making things better, just preventing
them from getting worse. In Judaism, history is more of a relationship between what actually is
happening and what could be happening, which is the reason that history creates a way to change a
persons lifestyle if they do not agree with it.

2. In Judaism what is the meaning in Morality?

In Judaism, morality is important because society would not function without basic moral standards that
everyone lives by. These rules only exist for humans because they are controlled in animals from instinct,
but humans need guidelines so they can all function peacefully together. In Judaism the basic moral rules
are the Ten Commandments, and they create the structure of a society. The Ten Commandments cover
different rules in the four main areas that need to be controlled in order for humans to coexist; force,
wealth, sex, and speech. There are various rules for each of these areas, which create a structured society
that does not fall into chaos if these rules are followed. Also, one of the most important qualities of the
Ten Commandments is that they are universal and are not specific to just one situation and are more of a
foundation for morality in Judaism.

3. In Judaism what is the meaning in Justice?

In Judaism, justice is important because it is the root of political stability for a society. The most
important historical figures of the pursuit of justice in Jewish history are the prophets, who speak the
word of God. There were three stages of the development of the prophets; the first stage was the
prophetic guilds, which focused more on losing self consciousness, the second stage was of the pre-
writing prophets who began to focus on ethics, and the third stage was the writing prophets, who
focused on the ethics of society as a whole. The pre-writing prophets would focus on one person, while
the writing prophets would focus on creating ethical change for the entire society. They created political
stability by demanding the same rights for everyone because they believed that if everyone was a child of
God, then they all should have the same rights. The prophets came from different backgrounds, but all
lived in a society that was in danger because of its injustice and they used the word of God to create
change and therefore political and social stability.

4. What is the meaning in suffering?

In Judaism, suffering is important because similar to history, it teaches people a lesson and there is
always a reason for suffering. In most cases, suffering is Gods way of punishing the Jewish people but
also teaching them a lesson so they do not do it again. The most important examples of this are when
they were put into exile by the surrounding empires and instead of giving up they still believed that God
was on their side, he was just trying to show them what they were doing wrong and give them an
appreciation for everything they had before they were exiled. Suffering also teaches people that if they
stay true to God through hard times he will reward them. Also, suffering is seen as a lesson to the rest of
the world, not just people of Jewish faith. When suffering occurs, God is punishing everyone even if they
do not believe in him and the lessons that the Jewish people learn affect the entire world.

5. What is the Meaning in Messianism?

In Judaism, Messianism is important because it gives people a sense of hope because they were usually
the underdogs in every situation and Messianism gave them hope that one day the conditions of life
would improve. The idea of a Messianic age consists of three important elements; hope, restoration of a
Jewish Nation, and an ethical change that would affect the entire world so people would live in peace.
Some people believe that a messiah will come to bring in this era, or that God will intervene himself, or
that there will be an apocalyptic event that restores the world so this era will be possible. The idea of
improving a persons life or the lives of a large population is important in Judaism because they were
usually mistreated or the underdogs throughout most of their history so hope that life would improve
was essential to their faith.

6. What is meant by the hallowing of life?

In Judaism, the hallowing of life is a way of making everything in life sacred by sharing the good and
bad parts of life with God. A person has to understand the concept that everything belongs to God;
therefore people should share all of lifes events with Him even if it is just a family dinner. In Judaism, this
is done through rituals and traditions that have been passed down through generations. These rituals not
only allow people to slow down and consider the current conditions of their lives, but also to be aware of
God and be grateful towards God for everything that He provides.

7. What is the role of revelation?

In Judaism, revelation is the reason that people of Jewish faith have been able to find so much meaning in
certain areas of their life, such as history, morality, justice, and suffering. They did not seek meaning in
these areas, instead God showed it to them by revealing it to them. The first time the God revealed
something to them was in Exodus where he showed them his power, goodness and concern for history.
The meaning in other areas of their life followed after the first revelation in Exodus. Part of the idea of
revelation is that God revealed these things to them on purpose, because He wanted them to know these
things and be able to search for a deeper meaning in life.

8. What is the concept of the chosen people?

The concept of the chosen people is that the Jewish people were chosen by God to suffer for the rest of
the world and teach everyone a lesson or redeem the rest of the world through their actions. The idea of
being chosen by God does not mean that they are egotistical and think they are special, by accepting the
idea of being the chosen people they are denying that their continued existence in the world was
because of themselves, but that the only reason they survived was because of Go