Religious Education SBA Complete

SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENT
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Name: Shaneeka Williams

School: Wolmer’s Trust High School for Girls
Territory: Jamaica
Teacher: Mrs. Lee-Bonnick
Year: 2020-2021
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Question: How different things regard to the text, why the text is
sacred to Jews and how can the Torah be used.
Introduction
Sacred text in Judaism
In this religious education SBA my aim to accomplish by the end of my research
are: how different things regard to the text, why the text is sacred to Jews and how
can the Torah be used.
Sacred texts
Religious people call upon various texts and individuals for guidance in life. For
many Jewish people, sacred texts are the most important sources of authority - the
Written Torah and the Oral Torah. The Torah (five books of Moses) is the most
important section. The Torah contains the Ten Commandments, along with other
religious principles or rules, such as the Nevi'im (Prophets) and
the Ketuvim (Writings). The Midrash is a collection of various commentaries on
the Tenakh by ancient and early medieval rabbis.
Nevi'im (Prophets)
Nevi'im is the second major division of the Hebrew Bible, between the Torah and
Ketuvim. The Nevi'im are divided into two groups.
How is the Nevi im used?

Nevi'im (Prophets) – eight books
these books describe the history of Judaism after the death of Moses. They tell of
the Jews' relationship with Yahweh and their history. They show the covenant
relationship with God in action and how the Jewish people worked through this.
Ketuvim (Writings)
Ketuvim is the third and final section of the Tenakh, after Torah and Nevi'im. In
English translations of the Hebrew Bible, this section is usually titled "Writings" or
"Hagiographa". In the Ketuvim, I and II Chronicles form one book, along with
Ezra and Nehemiah which form a single unit entitled "Ezra–Nehemiah".
What is contained in the Ketuvim?
Divided into four sections, the Ketuvim include: poetical books (Psalms,
Proverbs, and Job), the Megillot, or Scrolls (Song of Solomon, Ruth,
Lamentations of Jeremiah, Ecclesiastes, and Esther), prophecy (Daniel), and
history (Ezra, Nehemiah, and I and II Chronicles).
The Torah
The Torah is a very important text and refers to the first five books of Moses
(Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy).
The Torah has been translated into nearly every written language. It has passed
from Hebrew into Greek, from Greek into Latin, and from Latin into the English
with which these words are written.
The Torah, which includes the Laws, is the first section of the Tenakh. The Torah
contains the basis of all the Jewish teachings and guidance on how to live a good
Jewish life.
How different Jewish traditions regard the Torah

For Jews, the Torah is always the starting point when a question or issue is raised.
The way in which the Torah is regarded differs according to the tradition of
Judaism that a person belongs to.
Orthodox Jews regard the Torah as the central revelation from God given
to Moses on Mount Sinai in its final form. They believe it is as relevant to life
today as it was on the day it was given.
They try to keep the commandments set out in the Torah in every detail. They
would not try to modify them considerably to bring them in line with modern life
or to reject them altogether because they might no longer be relevant.
Reform Jews also regard the Torah to be ultimately based on the central revelation
from God. They do not consider the Torah to have been given to Moses at Sinai in
its final form, however, but think that it was written by humans over a long period
of time, based on their experiences with God and other human beings. Since
humans formulated the Torah and adapted it to changing circumstances, it may
contain contradictions and inconsistencies.
How Sacred Texts are used in Judaism.

For many Jews, the sacred texts are very special, so a great deal of respect is
shown towards them.
In the synagogue, the Torah is kept in the ark and each scroll is decorated with a
mantle and ornaments. In the synagogue, the Torah scroll is carried in a procession
so all are aware of its importance and can act respectfully towards God's laws.
The text of the unrolled scrolls is not touched with hands, but a yad is used instead
to follow the words, so that no words will be smudged or damaged. Writing Torah
scrolls with ink on parchment is a painstaking process, as it must be written
correctly with no mistakes. If mistakes are made, the page is disposed of
respectfully. The Torah is written in Hebrew. Sacred texts are used in ceremonies,
celebrations, festivals, worship and for prayer.
The Talmud
The Talmud contains rabbinic teachings which interpret and expand Torah law to
make it relevant to the daily life of Jews in the first five centuries CE. Rabbinic
tradition as laid down in the Talmud is also referred to as the Oral Torah. For
many Jews the Talmud is as holy and binding as the Torah itself.
Oral Torah
According to traditional belief, the Oral Torah was given by God
to Moses on Mount Sinai at the same time as he received the Written Torah. It
was passed down by word of mouth for generations until it was written down by
rabbis in the Talmud.
The Oral Torah is the ancient rabbinic tradition of which the Talmud is the most
important document. The Talmud consists of the Mishnah and the Gemara. Each
commentary is related to a section of the Mishnah and presents rabbinic
discussions about it.

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