HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Question
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The worship of a single god rather than many gods
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The belief in life after death
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The organization of believers into a separate state
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the offering of sacrifices during religious ceremonies
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Detailed explanation-1: -Jews were monotheists-they believed in and worshipped only one god. This stands out to historians because monotheism was relatively unique in the ancient world. Most ancient societies were polytheistic-they believed in and worshiped multiple gods.
Detailed explanation-2: -Judaism is a tradition grounded in the religious, ethical, and social laws as they are articulated in the Torah-the first five books of the Hebrew Bible. Jews refer to the Bible as the Tanakh, an acronym for the texts of the Torah, Prophets, and Writings.
Detailed explanation-3: -The three religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam readily fit the definition of monotheism, which is to worship one god while denying the existence of other gods.
Detailed explanation-4: -Pantheism implies a lack of separation between people, things, and God, but rather sees everything as being interconnected. More rarely, pantheism refers to a belief in all gods from all religions, or a tolerance for those beliefs. In Greek, pan means “all” and theos means “god."
Detailed explanation-5: -monotheism, belief in the existence of one god, or in the oneness of God.