- Introduction to the course
- This is Jewish Studies 101.
- Jewish Studies is a skill.
- There are three periods of human history.
- This is the history of Jewish Studies.
- This is the running vocabulary list. (Vocab #1)
- Jewish History parallels human history.
- We are in the Modern period.
- Who were the Israelites?
- What does 'Israel' mean?
- Judah was a tribe.
- Was ancient Judah a giant kingdom?
- Vocab #2
- What is historiography?
- Vocab #3
- Where is Babylon?
- What happened in 586/587 BCE?
- Did the Babylonian empire actually conquer and exile Ancient Israel?
- Jerusalem was the capital of Judah.
- Jerusalem has been been conquered by many different powers.
- Ancient Israelites built a temple in Jerusalem.
- The first Ancient Israelite temple in Jerusalem was extremely complex.
- Vocab #4
- Was the Beit Ha-Mikdash rebuilt?
- What was the Second Temple Period?
- How did Ancient Jews interpret the destruction of the Second Temple?
- How significant was the destruction of the temple?
- The Romans banned the Jews from living in Jerusalem.
- The destruction of the temple is essential to understanding Jewish History.
- A small part of the Western Wall of the Second Temple still stands in Jerusalem.
- People pray at the Kotel today.
- Vocab #5
- Is Jewish Tradition synonymous with Rabbinic Tradition?
- Ancient Jews spoke Aramaic.
- Jewish Studies is very technical.
- Ancient Rabbis were aware of the Babylonian religion.
- The first Rabbis to live outside the land of Israel were called Tann-Im
- Vocab #6
- The Rabbinic Tradition is based on the Hebrew Bible.
- The Hebrew Bible has mythical/unknown origins
- A common name for the Hebrew Bible is Tanakh.
- Vocab #7
- Tanakh is an acronym.
- The Torah tells the story of the first humans and the creation of the world.
- What is Biblical History?
- What story does the Torah tell?
- The Jewish King David united the tribes into one kingdom.
- How does Rabbinic Literature relate to the story of the Hebrew Bible?
- Thanks for completing the course :)