Ch.7.s2 - Jewish Beliefs and Texts

Jews practice ________________________, the belief in only one God.

• commentaries

• monotheism

The central beliefs of Judaism are beliefs in God, ________________________, justice, and obedience.

• education

• folklore

Jews believe in the idea of ________________________, which means to behave properly, even if other people do not.

• Torah

• righteousness

________________________ is a system of laws that guides many areas of Jews’ daily lives, such as which foods Jews may eat.

• Mosaic

• Talmud

The Hebrew name for God is ________________________.

• Torah

• Yahweh

The ________________________, which consists of five books of laws and early history, is the most sacred text of Judaism.

• Dead Sea Scrolls

• Torah

The ________________________ is a set of commentaries, stories, and folklore that many Jews consider to be almost as significant to Judaism as the Hebrew Bible.

• Mosaic

• Talmud

Scholars have learned about the lives of the early Jews by studying the ________________________, the first of which were found in 1947.

• Mosaic

• Dead Sea Scrolls

Jews who strictly follow Mosaic law are called ________________________ Jews.

• Orthodox

• righteous

In Western society today, many people still look to the ________________________ as a guide to how people should live.

• Talmud

• Ten Commandments