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Quick questions on Principal beliefs and sacred texts of Judaism: HSC Studies of Religion
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What is the belief in one God?Show answer
The foundation of Judaism is belief in one God: a single, transcendent, eternal creator who is the source of all that exists. This belief is famously affirmed in the Shema, the declaration that the Lord is one, recited in daily prayer. The oneness of God is the bedrock of the whole tradition.
What is the covenant?Show answer
Central to Judaism is the covenant (brit), the binding relationship between God and the Jewish people. The covenant with Abraham and renewed with Moses at Sinai establishes the people as God's people, with the promise of relationship and land, and the responsibility to live according to God's law. The covenant gives Jewish life its sense of identity, calling and history.
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