ENG 8 -JEWISH LITERATURE

• Jewish republic in asia

  israel
• greatest literature that they've produced back in the day

  - divided in 2 parts: the old and new testaments


  holy bible
• focuses on the history and teachings of ancient israel ( before the birth of jesus christ)

  old testament
• focuses on his teachings and the establishment of christianity

  new testament
• jews only accepted the old testement as their bible


  true
• is the central topic of any Jewish literature that was produced.

  love of god
• No statue/imagery Believing and loving him is the only way they could show how much he means to them.

  jewish god
• earliest poetry


  shows love to god via hyms of praise and thanksgiving for his paternal love and wisdom
• jewish literature


  generally emotional and often passionate

  - shows great love of their country and appreciation of culture
• 3 parts of jewish literature

  LYRIC, NARRATIVE, DRAMA
• a piece of writing (poem or song) that is used to celebrate, contemplate, and transmit the rich heritage and values of Jewish culture.

  LYRIC
• tells a story from the

  perspective of Jewish

  characters or themes.

  Usually, it involves

  stories from the Holy

  Bible.

  NARRATIVE
• literary works

  about struggles

  with faith, family

  dynamics, morality,

  and social justice

  DRAMA
• most popular

  religious poetry

  (a collection of

  moving poems)

  PSALMS
• filled with

  expressions of

  gratitude, adoration,

  and celebration

  directed towards

  God.

  PSALM OF PRAIST
• offers comfort,

  encouragement, and

  hope to believers,

  reminding them to

  trust in God's goodness

  and strength.

  PSALM OF TRUST
• express feelings of

  sorrow, repentance,

  and a desire for

  forgiveness.

  Psalms of Contrition