How did Judaism begin?

Question

i need you to tell me in a couple of sentences. thx!

Answer 1

Judaism (jsymbol´dsymbolĭz´´symbolm, jsymbol´dē—) , the religious beliefs and practices and the way of life of the Jews. The term itself was first used by Hellenized Jews to describe their religious practice, but it is of predominantly modern usage; it is not used in the Bible or in Rabbinic literature and only rarely in the literature of the medieval period. The word Torah is employed when referring to the divinely revealed teachings of Jewish law and belief. Judaism is used more broadly, including also the totality of human interpretation and practice. Thus, one may speak of "secular Judaism," referring to an adherence to values expressed by Judaism but removed from any religious context. The most important holy days in Judaism are the weekly Sabbath, the major holidays of Rosh ha-Shanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkoth (see Tabernacles, Feast of), Simhat Torah, Passover, and Shavuot, and the minor holidays of Hanukkah, Purim, and Tisha B'Av.

The Early Period

The history of Judaism predates the period to which the term itself actually refers, in that Judaism formally applies to the post-Second Temple period, while its antecedents are to be found in the biblical "religion of Israel." The Bible is no longer considered a homogeneous work; the many traditions represented in it demonstrate variance and growth. While the historicity of the patriarchs' existence and of Moses as the giver of all laws is under question, certain dominant themes can be seen developing in this early period that have importance for later Judaism.

Central to these themes is the notion of monotheism, which most scholars believe to have been the outgrowth of a process that began with polytheism, progressed to henotheism (the worship of one god without denying the existence of others), and ended in the belief in a single Lord of the universe, uniquely different from all His creatures. He is compassionate toward His creation, and in turn humans are to love and fear (i.e., stand in awe of) Him. Because God is holy, He demands that His people be holy, righteous, and just, a kingdom of priests to assist in the fulfillment of His designs for humankind and the world.

Israel's chosenness consists of this special designation and the task that accompanies it. God promises the land of Canaan to Israel as their homeland, the place in which the Temple will be built and sacrificial worship of God carried out. The holy days were the Sabbath, Passover, Shavuot, and Sukkoth; and circumcision, dietary laws, and laws pertaining to dress, agriculture, and social justice characterized the structure of the biblical religion. Three types of leaders existed during this period: the priest (kohen), who officiated in the Temple and executed the laws; the prophet (navi), to whom was revealed God's messages to His people; and the sage (hacham), who taught practical wisdom and proper behavior. There was developing already in this early period a belief in the ultimate coming of God's kingdom on earth, a time of peace and justice. To this was added, after the destruction (586 ) of the First Temple and the Babylonian captivity (which many saw as the consequence of idolatry and which may have been responsible for the final stage of the development from polytheism to monotheism), the expectation of national restoration under the leadership of a descendant of the Davidic house, the Messiah.

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Answer 2

How Did Judaism Begin

Answer 3

The traditional answer would be that Judaism began when God spoke to Abraham and told him to go forth from the land of his fathers, so that God could make a great nation from his descendants (Genesis 12), or perhaps with the Covenant of Abraham (Genesis 17:1 - 14).

A more historic answer is impossible to give in a few sentences, since the religion is very ancient, and seems to have been adopted several centuries before Jews began to use writing. It seems to have started as a polytheistic tribal cult, similar to the practices of other tribes in the ancient Near East, but became a distinctive religion when the Jews rejected polytheism and instead declared that they would acknowledge only one God. Exactly when and why this happened is unknown.

Answer 4

In the same way Christianity took the forms of Judaism as a foundation for theology, early Judaism took the forms and myths of earlier Mesopotamian people (Sumerians and others) as a foundation for their religion. Stories of the Great Flood and the Garden of Eden appear in cultures which predate the foundation of Judaism. These myths existed as an oral tradition among pre-Jewish tribes. Through time, the stories grew and the history of the Jewish peoples were incorporated into the myths. Many generations later, these stories were written down in the form we are familiar with today.

Answer 5

that's complicated to respond to. i don't comprehend what this is properly worth to you yet i think that Judaism stemmed off of Zoroastrianism or that the unique proto-religions of the section went into 2 guidelines, one stem forming Zoroastrianism the different Judaism. bear in mind i'm not asserting the two formed on an identical time. Zoroastrianism got here long earlier Judaism.

Answer 6

As a muslim, we believe judaism is the founding fathers of Christianity and Islam.

I believe Judaism began with the revelation to Moses from God of the commandments and the Torah.

Answer 7

Through the route of the Egyptian Pharoh Arkhenarten. He believed in one God, the Sun god The Artenh. subsequen religions beginning with Zoastrianism, adopted the one God way of belief, and subsequent religions built on Zoastrianism.
This is the current historical accepted view.

Answer 8

According to a show they had last night on the history channel, Judaism roots back to ancient Egypt and Monotheism (worshiping one God)...They are said to be the first one's to start worshiping a single God, the Egyptians..

But that's not what the bible says...??

Answer 9

With the covenent of Abraham.

And therefore the three faiths centered around that covenent. Jewish faith, following those laws and subject to them in undiluted form.
Christian faith, following a new testament because christ is the messiah in this message.
Islamic faith, following the messages of allah as given by his final prophet.
All following the call of the covenent formed by abraham. One god, unknowable while flesh, mysterious, all knowing, all powerful. One god, regardless of any other claims, one name that cannot be spoken. So..there ya go.

Answer 10

By God when he gave Abraham control over many nations that would later be the Jewis Tribes which is where we come from, hence the song "Father Abraham"