world religions week 4 judaism

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The Gospel and Friendship in a Pluralistic Suburb

What Do You Know?

How familiar are you with the Bible?

Do you have any personal experience

with Judaism?

What do you know about modern Judaism?

What questions do you have about Judaism?

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Our “Mars Hill” Methodology

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• A basic introduction to the faith’s worldview

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• Areas of agreement between that faith and Orthodox Christian theology and practice

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• Areas of disagreement between that faith and Orthodox Christian theology and practice

GOAL: To equip you to build a truth-seeking relationship with someone of another faith.

Judaism

Chosen by G_d

Wait… Which Judaism?

Ancient Yahwism

Second Temple Judaism

Rabbinic Judaism

Orthodox

Conservative

Reform

Early Christianity

Catholicism

Protestantism

Lutherans

Presbyterians

Methodists

NazarenesOrthodoxy

G_d’s Way: Ancient Yahwism

A personal God created the world

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Where do you worship G_d?

Temple Yahwis

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Dan

Bethel

Jerusalem

Diaspora: The Birth of Judaism

Babylon

Israel

Jerusalem

Judaism

Temple

Yahwism

Exile586 BC

G_d’s Way: Second Temple Judaism

Rebuilding the Temple

*Not the same*Antioches IV Epiphanes(167 BC)*Popmey (63 BC)

Sadducees

*Conservatives*Temple-centric

Pharisees

*Liberals*Oral Torah*Ambivalent toward Temple*Most like Jesus

Zealots & Essenes

*Fringe movements*Rejected Temple*Revolutionary/Apocalyptic

Order in the Midst of Change

The Jewish Wars

Second Diaspora

Medieval Judaism

Renaissance

Judaism

Orthodoxy

Orthopraxy

Orthopraxy vs. Orthodoxy

The Holocaust

Renaissance

Judaism

Branches of Judaism Today

Orthodox

Conservative

Reform

Modern

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Jewish Beliefs

G_d is One

Authority of the Law & Prophets

Jewish Scripture: The Tanakh

Torah/LawGenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomy

Nevi’im/ProphetsJoshuaJudgesSamuelKingsIsaiahJeremiahEzekielBook of the 12

Khetuvim/WritingsPsalmsProverbsJobScrolls (Song of Songs, Ruth, Esther, Ecclesiastes, Lamentations)DanielEzra/NehimiahChronicles

Jewish Scripture: The Talmud

Jewish Beliefs

G_d is One

Authority of the Law & ProphetsA Messiah and Resurrection

LiberalConservative

Jewish Beliefs

G_d is One

Authority of the Law & ProphetsA Messiah and Resurrection

Humanity represents G_d

Jewish Practice: The Way of G_D

“Hear, O Israel! Adonai is our God!Adonai is One!”-- Deuteronomy 6:4

Jewish Practice: Sabbath

Sabbath

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Yom Kippur

SukkotFeast of Booths

Hannukah

Purim

Passover

Shavuot

Pentecost

Jewish Practice: Holy Days

Other Ordering Practices

Eating Kosher

Circumcision

Bar/Bat Mitzvah

Ceremonial Cleansings

Building Bridges to Judaism

We share a common sacred history.

Humans bear the Image of a personal G_d.Humanity is fallen and needs forgiveness.

God saves us by Grace.

The World is going somewhere Good.

Jews and Christians Both Value

Having a relationship with G_d

Living out G_d’s Way in the world

Repenting of Sin and seeking forgiveness

G_d’s character

Where Judaism and Christianity Disagree

Practice vs. Belief

God is One vs. Trinity

Nature of Torah

Nature of the Messiah

How Not to Build a Friendship

Modern Judaism is NOT “Old Testament Faith”

Be careful how you engage a tradition

Eating a Seder meal doesn’t make you more like Jesus.

Don’t say, We’re really all Jewish now!

How to Be a Perfect Stranger

Services last anywhere from 30 min- 3 hours.

Services include prayer, singing and reading from Torah

Men: shirt, tie and yarmulke (provided)Women: Dress, skirt/blouse, head-covering (maybe)

Stand and sit when everyone else does. Read/sing if you want.

Stay for a reception (Kiddush)afterwards!

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