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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: decalogue_cmap, His name was YAHWEH in Judaism In the Bible, Yahweh is also called El, El Elyon, El Shaddai, El Berit....all these are names of more ancient Canaanite Gods, the tanakh 1 Torah, all explanations of the TANAKH i.e. midrash, all explanations of the TANAKH i.e. prayers siddur, His name was YAHWEH in Judaism Yahweh becomes the main God in Judaism, all explanations of the TANAKH i.e. law codes, EXODUS 20 1 -14 text decalogue - also called the 10 commandments, revelation at sinai Torah is from God, dictated to Moses "Moses as fax machine", commandment reform The Torah is seen as a source of MORAL ADVICE not commandments, all explanations of the TANAKH i.e. responsa, EXODUS 20 1 -14 related syllabus issues mitzvoth, His name was YAHWEH he had a wife Her name was ASHERAH She was a fertility Goddess., the Decalogue follows the literary conventions of ancient Ugarit Treaties where was Ugarit? Just north of Israel, the City of Ugarit flourished around 3400 years ago, EXODUS 20 1 -14 related syllabus issues nature of torah, covenant definition a covenant is a treaty, the tanakh 2 prophets, The Prophets and priests tried to stop this. It took centuries for the Temple Cult to impose its monotheistic vision, and compact all the gods into ONE. the Shema If we translate the Shema very literally, we suddenly can understand its importance: HEAR O ISRAEL, THE LORDS OUR GODS, THE LORDS ARE ONE. The 70 different Gods of Canaan have been compacted into the 70 names of the ONE GOD - YAHWEH, EXODUS 20 1 -14 related syllabus issues written torah, all explanations of the TANAKH i.e. commentaries, EXODUS 20 1 -14 related syllabus issues oral torah