Boring Video…But Important Events

Judaism

Torah• First five books of

the Hebrew Bible• Most of the History of

these events comes from these books

• Make up what Christians call the “Old Testament”

• Also recognized by Muslims on the Quran

How it BeganAbraham

A shepherd in Mesopotamia

The ConvenantA solemn promise

between God and AbrahamGod would give him

the Promise Land (Israel)

Abraham would spread the word of a singular god

Sign of the CovenantCircumcision

Al males decendents of Abraham must show the sign of the Covenant

The Twelve Tribes of Israel: Jacob’s sons

MosesLeads the Israelites

from Egypt back to Israel

40 years on the dessert

The Ten Commandments

The Kingdoms: 1000’s BCESaul Unites Israelites

against PhilistinesBad ruler though

1000 BCEDavid

People finally unite under him

Creates a strong empire

SolomonDavid’s sonHeight of Empire

FallAssyrians sack

Israel 722 BCE

What Does It All Mean?Who cares?

Its boringI’m not JewishIt Doesn’t Affect MeThat Movie Was Boring

I Mean…My God…Look What it Did to Poor Zach!!!

But Wait!!!That old Shepherd and his conversation withgod would set in motion a chain of events

thatwould change human history

Then and Now

There Would Be No…

There Would Be No…

So In The End…World events today began a long time agoThis class is about learning from the past

Not to risk repeating itBut to know how we got to where we are at

Today we remember events that occurred 8 years ago on a sunny Tuesday MorningBut those events began so much longer agoAnd knowing that makes what we learn in this

class so much more importantSo sleep, wave, joke, draw, doodle, or flirt all you

wantJust don’t be shocked when you can’t answer the

questions: HOW DID THIS HAPPEN or WHY DID THIS HAPPEN?