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Ć Question, discuss the role of stories and sacred texts in Judaism
Ć I will be talking about how
Ć Torah
Ć Tanakh (Torah, Neviim, Ketuvim)
Ć Talmud
Ć Halakhah
Ć Plays a role in Judaism, by first very briefly explaining what each term means, and how it plays a role in Judaism. ...
Ć The letters TNK are an acronym for the three parts of the Bible of Judaism:
Ć The Torah
Ć The Prophets
Ć The Writings
Ć This is a list of the books of Written Torah, in the order in which they appear in Jewish translations, with the Hebrew name of the book, a translation of the Hebrew name and English names of the books. ...
Ć Halakhah
Ć Judaism is not just a set of beliefs about God, man and the universe. Judaism is a comprehensive way of life, filled with rules and practices that affect every aspect of life: what you do when you wake up in the morning, what you can and cannot eat, what you can and cannot wear, how to groom yourself, how to conduct business, who you can marry, how to observe the holidays and Shabbat, and perhaps most important, how to treat God, other people, and animals. ...
Ć The word "halakhah" is usually translated as "Jewish Law,"
Ć importance of sacred writings and stories in Judaism
Ć sacred writings hold central position in the religious tradition
Ć defines beliefs and determines ethical, legal, ritual and spiritual foundations
Ć contains law, history, poetry, founding stories, parables, tales
Ć Contains 613 Mitzvot
Ć The role of sacred writings and stories in the everyday life of Jewish People. ...
Ć ethics: a system of moral principles, by which human actions and proposals
Ć may be judged good or bad or right and wrong
Ć morals: description of actual human behavior
Ć ROLE OF STORIES AND SACRED TEXTS IN JUDAISM
Ć It can be said that all Jewish behaviors ultimately derived from the Torah
Ć In its broadest sense refers to the entire body of Jewish teaching that expounds the law.
Approximate Word count = 1379
Approximate Pages = 5.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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