RELIGST 2J03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Theodor Herzl, Individualism
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Exodus: the leaving of the hebrew people from egypt and the pharaoh"s enslavement of the people. The reason god gives the rules to the hebrews because he wants them to be priestly people. Moses is unable to go to the promise land, and the first temple is built by the king solomon. These people are the key historical people in the judaism religion and these are not people that were god-like. The religious view would say that moses received these books perfectly. 515 bce second temple built under persian rule: there is a great variety within the jewish tradition and religion. 70 ce temple destroyed by romans: jewish life under roman rule is particularly tough, the jews have a great. If you cannot be held together by some sort of creed, and you are a dispersed people, there are addition factors that influence your survival. Define these terms with a sentence or two.