SOC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 56: Roman Citizenship, Lectern, Quran

• School: University of Alabama
• Department: SOC
• Course: SOC 101
• Professor: Chenoia Bryant

Document Summary

As societies become larger and more complex, its people become more likely to join monotheistic religions. The three most influential monotheistic religions in world history are judaism, christianity,and islam, all of which began in the middle east. The first hebrews were nomads who settled in the land of. Unlike their polytheistic neighbors, the jewish patriarchs( leaders ) and prophets ( inspired teachers) committed themselves to one almighty god. They stressed utter obedience to yahweh in the form of a strict moral code, or law. Jews call their holy text the tenakh, which christians call the (cid:1688)old testament. (cid:1689) within the tenakh lie the five books of the torah, which begins with the creation of the world by god"s word. The torah primarily tells the story of the early hebrews and yawheh"s communications to moses, which established laws on worship and daily life. The torah plays a central role in jewish worship.