240 Early World Civilizations: Supplemental Guide 14A| Judaism
Introducing the Read-Aloud 10 minutes
Essential Background Information or Terms
You may wish to start out with a review of the previous lesson and
what you have fi lled in thus far on the chart about the three major
religions.
Remind students that Abraham was a man who lived thousands of
years ago. Remind them that other people who were living during
this time worshiped many different gods and goddesses. Review
the story of Abraham covered in the previous read-aloud and how
Abraham promised to worship one God instead of many different
gods. As a result of this, Abraham and his wife traveled to a new
place. Ask, “Where did Abraham journey to when he left the land
of Ur?” (Canaan) Reiterate that Abraham worshiped only one God.
Abraham believed that God would make him the father of many
nations, and Abraham became the fi rst Jewish person. We call the
faith that Jewish people follow Judaism.
Tell students that many religions have prophets. Prophets are
leaders in a religion who teach other people. Their teachings are
often about religion. Today, students will learn a little bit about the
Jewish people and their faith, and how a man, one of the Jewish
prophets, helped lead the Jewish people out of slavery many years
ago.JJudaismudaism
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