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KEY WRITINGSKEY WRITINGS• The Tanakh (Old Testament), especially
the Torah (first five books of the Old Testament)
• The Talmud (explanation of the Tanakh)
• Teachings of each branch: Orthodox Conservative Reform
• Writings of sages, such as Maimonides
JUDAISM
WHO IS GOD?WHO IS GOD?
• God is spirit.
• To Orthodox Jews, God is personal, all-powerful, eternal, and compassionate.
JUDAISM
• God is spirit.
• To Orthodox Jews, God is personal, all-powerful, eternal, and compassionate.
WHO IS GOD?WHO IS GOD?
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“Yahweh,” the sacred name of God, as written
in Hebrew
• To other Jews, God is impersonal, unknowable, and defined in a number of different ways.
• There is no Trinity.
JUDAISM
• Jesus is seen either as an extremist false messiah or a good but martyred Jewish rabbi (teacher).
• Many Jews do not acknowledge Jesus at all.
• Jews (except for Messianic Jews and Hebrew Christians) do not believe Jesus was the Messiah or the Son of God, or that he rose from the dead.
• Orthodox Jews believe the Messiah will restore the Jewish kingdom and eventually rule the earth.
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WHO IS JESUS?WHO IS JESUS?
JUDAISM
• Some Jews believe that the Holy Spirit is another name for God’s activity on earth.
• Others say that the Holy Spirit is God’s love or power.
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WHO IS THE HOLY SPIRIT?WHO IS THE HOLY SPIRIT?
JUDAISM
• Some Jews believe that prayer, repentance, and obedience to the Law are necessary for salvation.
• Other Jews believe that salvation is the improvement of society.
HOW TO BE SAVEDHOW TO BE SAVED
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JUDAISM
• Some Jews believe there will be a physical resurrection.
• The obedient will live forever with God; the unrighteous will suffer.
• Some Jews do not believe in a conscious life after death.
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER DEATHWHAT HAPPENS AFTER DEATH
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JUDAISM
OTHER BELIEFS AND PRACTICESOTHER BELIEFS AND PRACTICES
• Meeting in synagogues on the Sabbath (Sabbath is Friday evening to Saturday evening).
• Circumcision of males.
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