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## 2.5 Religions of the World - 5 Religions - **Judaism** - Judaism, Christianity, Islam - Abrahamic Religion - Believe in the same god in different ways - Practiced by Hebrews - One of the three Abrahamic faith/religion - Main fac...

## 2.5 Religions of the World - 5 Religions - **Judaism** - Judaism, Christianity, Islam - Abrahamic Religion - Believe in the same god in different ways - Practiced by Hebrews - One of the three Abrahamic faith/religion - Main factors - 1) Monotheistic religion - Believe in one god - 2) they believed that god would preserve the Jews - Save the Jews - If they follow his laws and worship faithfully - 3) believed when they are dead they go to heaven - God's kingdom (empire) - Judaism was a set of religious guidelines in a cultural system - Focused on community - Allowed Jews to preserve their own identity and culture - Lost independence and scattered around the world - Jews in Israel were expelled from Israel from Roman Empire - Scattered around the world - Particularly in Europe and North Africa - Able to preserve their identity and culture - Helped them to preserve their culture and identity - Torah - Sacred Text of Judaism - Like the bible for us - Consisting of the Old Testament - Dont respect the New Testament