Monotheism, the Ten Commandments, the Torah and the Prophets.
Judaism values all individuals; men, women, and children. The wealthy have no privileges; and the poor are valued, supported and their opinions listened to. (Compare this to those societies in which only mature, land-owning males had any legal status.)
Judaism applied laws, and rules of moral behavior, to all its members equally. The laws of Moses form much of Western legal background.
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"I will insist that the Hebrews have done more to civilize men than any other nation ... fate had ordained the Jews to be the most essential instrument for civilizing the nations" (John Adams, 2nd President of the United States).
"Certainly, the world without the Jews would have been a radically different place. Humanity might have eventually stumbled upon all the Jewish insights, but we cannot be sure. All the great conceptual discoveries of the human intellect seem obvious and inescapable once they had been revealed, but it requires a special genius to formulate them for the first time. The Jews had this gift. To them we owe the idea of equality before the law, both Divine and human; of the sanctity of life and the dignity of the human person; of the individual conscience and of the collective conscience and social responsibility" (Paul Johnson, Christian historian, author of A History of the Jews and A History of Christianity).
The father of the Hebrews was Abraham. He was chosen by God. God told Abraham and his people to move to Canaan, also called the "Promised Land." This is one part of the history of the Hebrews and is very well known. It has defined the belief of the Hebrews that there is only One God. Believing in One God is known as "Monotheism."
The Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) stresses to us that history is a lesson in the interactions between God and people. From our history we've learned how our obeying or disobeying God has brought about changes (for example: the prosperity in the land during the time of Joshua, as opposed to the events of the First Destruction).
The Israelite prophets were extremely learned and pious individuals, men and women, whose superlative level of piety merited them with visions from God. They had to be humble, yet speak with authority. They had to love their people, yet not hesitate to rebuke with caustic words if commanded to by God.
The prophets were called upon by God to guide the people and to guide the king. While the king had authority in matters of state, and the Sanhedrin (Sages) had say in Torah-rulings and halakha (law), the prophets spoke in matters of ethics, belief, loyalty to God, and behavior. They rebuked the people at God's command, they predicted events which God revealed to them, they taught through Divine inspiration, and they provided optimism and hope with the prophecies of eventual Redemption.
Some of the prophetical chapters (or books) detail Israelite history, some exhort the people to improve their spiritual level, some predict events, or warn (especially concerning the First Destruction), some serve to comfort the nation, some speak of prayer and love of God, and some speak of life, experience and wisdom.
Note that the Prophets came to strengthen Torah-observance, not to change anything. The latest of the Prophets said "Remember the Torah of Moses My servant" (Malachi 3:22).
And earlier: "Be strong, to keep all that is written in the Torah of Moses" (Joshua 23:6).
The long, rich history of Judaism gives the Western world much of its shape today. Many of the laws, traditions, culture and values are directly attributable to Judaism. Link: History of Judaism
It is a Jewish attitude that setbacks are a nudge from God (Genesis 42:21-22), while successes are tests and opportunities. Thus, every event is seen as a message from Above. In addition, the many fulfilled prophecies increase our belief in God and the Torah.
The Prophets came to strengthen Torah-observance, not to change anything. The latest of the Prophets said "Remember the Torah of Moses My servant" (Malachi 3:22).
And earlier: "Be strong, to keep all that is written in the Torah of Moses" (Joshua 23:6)."It shall come to pass in the end of days, that many peoples shall say: 'Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and He will teach us His ways, and we will walk in His paths.' " (Isaiah 2:2).
The Israelite prophets were extremely learned and pious individuals, both men and women, whose superlative level of piety merited them with visions from God. They had to be humble, yet speak with authority. They had to love their people, yet not hesitate to rebuke with caustic words if commanded to by God.
The prophets were called upon by God to guide the people and to guide the king. While the king had authority in national matters of state, and the Sanhedrin (Sages) had say in Torah-rulings and halakha (law), the prophets spoke in matters of ethics, of belief, of loyalty to God, and behavior. They rebuked the people at God's command, they predicted events which God revealed to them, they taught through Divine inspiration, and they provided optimism and hope with the prophecies of eventual Redemption.
Some of the prophetical chapters (or books) detail Israelite history and past events, some exhort the people to improve their spiritual level, some predict events and/or warn (especially concerning the First Destruction), some serve to comfort the nation, some speak of prayer and love of God, and some speak of life, experience and wisdom.
See also the other Related Links.Link: A list of the Israelite prophets
It is a Jewish attitude that setbacks are a nudge from God (Genesis 42:21-22), while successes are tests and opportunities. Thus, every event is seen as a message from Above.
Well the history of Jews affected there belief because the Jews were so cryterrier to Jesus and his acts they changed
Almost certainly.
The Tanach (Jewish Bible) includes the Jewish prophets, it does not include the prophets of other religions.
The covenant-relationship is the basis of Jewish beliefs and practices throughout history, since it binds us to the observance of the Torah.
All 3 were Jewish Prophets.
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Judaism creates Jewish identity. It means that each Jew has his/her people, has the Torah, has a 3,000-year heritage, outlook, beliefs etc.
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Yeshua (Jesus) was foretold by prophets before he was born on earth and is the Messiah to the Jewish people who receive salvation as well as the gentiles who receive salvation.
King Ahab.
Islam has more or less re-apportioned Jewish and Christian prophets as Islamic prophets and argues that all of these prophets are part of a larger Islamic prophetic tradition. As a result, most of these prophets are highly regarded, but their message in the Qur'anic narrative may be different from that in the Biblical narrative.
Writings about Jewish beliefs created about 2000 years ago
His father was Jewish, his mother was not. His religious beliefs are unknown.