This week in class, we have been going over the five theorists and two models as review. Then, the new material we just learned was Judaism which I’m still struggling with. Judaism is a monotheistic religion (please note that monotheism doesn’t mean the belief in one god but the belief of one personal god). I can’t really understand where they really get these laws and why are they so strict. Some of their laws are reasonable, like not killing or stealing but when there’s laws with consequences like if you argue with your parents you get executed? That’s ridiculous! I mean if you’re arguing your way through about extending your curfew because you want to hang with friends you get punished by death? It’s worst than Draconian laws, I mean it’s wrong to argue with your parents but when you want them to see from your perspective sometimes it’s inevitable. In class, we also discussed about the ten commandments which are found in the Jewish Torah (pentateuch) and also the basis of Christianity and Islam. We also discussed in class who was Yahoweh, which isn’t the proper name of God since the real name is YHWH. We also discussed about the Torah (pentateuch), Neviim (prophet), and Ketuvim(writings). The Torah, Neviim, and Ketuvim forms the Tanak or rules that guide how Jewish people live. Hopefully, after this semester that I will understand the concepts of religion and the making of religion. And most of all, I would like to understand all the different religions out there in the world, like Judaism and Christianity.