Judaism
Origin:
Judaism began
with Abraham, a prophet in the Old Testament which became famous as the Father
of all nations as Yahweh blessed him with this gift for his faith. Here,
Yahweh, revealed Himself to him and then there started the proclamation that
there is only one God, Yahweh. (Genesis
12:15)
Principles:
The Torah
books (Genesis, Exodus, Deuteronomy, Leviticus, and Numbers)
The Ten
Commandments of Yahweh.
Political,
Social and Cultural context:
Mostly, the
Ten Commandments in which “Thou shalt not kill, steal, covet, adultery and bear
false witness” are some of the fundamental laws in the society nowadays, though
we can’t refer this significant laws as hinged to the Ten Commandments. They are
still likely similar in some natural aspects in today’s society. If you murder or
rape someone you get arrested, if you take something that is not your own, you
get arrested too.
The golden
rule. Most people or cultures in our existing community might say, ever heard
of the golden rule? Well, it came from the Jewish laws in the Old testament
which says that “an eye for an eye or a tooth for a tooth” Exodus 21:24 and “Love
others as yourself” Leviticus 19:18.
