7604 | Amos was the first prophet to emphasise justice and compassion [Amos, by Armstrong,K] |
19934 | Hebrews were very hostile to other states, who had not given up their rights to God [Spinoza] |
7663 | Judaism and Christianity views are based on paternal, family and tribal relations [Berlin] |
7336 | A key moment is the idea of a single moral God, who imposes his morality on humanity [Johnson,P] |
7341 | Sampson illustrates the idea that religious heroes often begin as outlaws and semi-criminals [Johnson,P] |
7342 | Isaiah moved Israelite religion away from the local, onto a more universal plane [Johnson,P] |
7344 | Judaism involves circumcision, Sabbath, Passover, Pentecost, Tabernacles, New Year, and Atonement [Johnson,P] |
7345 | In exile the Jews became a nomocracy [Johnson,P] |
7355 | The Torah pre-existed creation, and was its blueprint [Johnson,P] |
7597 | There is virtually no sign of monotheism in the Pentateuch [Armstrong,K] |
23056 | Judaism only became monotheistic around 550 BCE [Gray] |
7479 | Modern Judaism became stabilised in 200 CE [Watson] |
7481 | The Israelites may have asserted the uniqueness of Yahweh to justify land claims [Watson] |
7480 | Monotheism was a uniquely Israelite creation within the Middle East [Watson] |
20929 | Traditionally, God dictated the Torah to Moses, unlike the later biblical writings [Zimmermann,J] |