Judaism:
Discovering Our Religious Roots
I) A People of the Promise
A) Like a Marriage Bond
B) God's Covenant: A Special Bond with a Whole People
C) Our People, Our Family, Our Roots
D) The Need for a Sense of the Past
E) More Than Just History
II) The Beginnings of a People
A) Abraham: Father of Biblical Faith
B) Abraham's Descendants, the Israelites
Box: Timeline of Biblical History
III) From Slavery to Freedom
A) Moses, the People's Greatest Leader
B) In the Desert
Box: The Ten Commandments
IV) The Promised Land
A) Taking Over the Land
B) A Kingdom for the Israelites
Box: Jeremiah, the Young Prophet
V) Crushing Defeat and Painful Exile
A) The Babylonian Exile
B) Renewal in the Midst of Exile
Box: Song of a Sorrowful People
VI) After the Exile
A) The Faithful Practice of Judaism
B) A Series of Oppressors
C) Jesus: Fulfillment of the Longing for a Messiah
Box: Social Classes at the Time of Jesus
VII) A Reflection on Judaism