Welcome to Judaism and Monotheism!

Judaism is one of the world’s earliest enduring monotheistic traditions and a foundation for later Abrahamic religions. Volume 4 explores how Jewish identity formed through covenant, law, community practice, and survival through crisis—especially exile, return, and life under empires.

These labs provide historical context and core ideas that help learners understand both Judaism itself and its influence on later faiths.

Mini Labs in This Volume:

• Origins and Covenant (Abraham to Early Israel) — V4 L1

  Identity, covenant, and what monotheism meant historically.

• Torah, Law, and Ethical Living — V4 L2

  How sacred text and practice shaped community life.

• Kingdom, Temple, and National Story — V4 L3

  Jerusalem, the Temple, and religious-political identity.

• Exile, Return, and Survival — V4 L4

  Babylonian exile and how Judaism adapted and endured.

• Judaism Under Empires (Persian to Roman Context) — V4 L5

  Diaspora, sects, and the world leading into the 1st century.