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Judaism: The Bronze Age
All of the four categorized areas of the early history of Judaism are equally significant when influencing the twenty-first century Judaism. Yet out of the four, the Bronze Age is significant in historical wise and in modern day Judaism. “He gave them a set of rules by which they should live, including the Ten Commandments.”(Early History of Judaism, page 1 and paragraph 2) During the Bronze Age, the sacred texts were created which help Jewish people in the past but also in the modern times too. Also, this was a time for the Jew people to learn more about being the “chosen people” since the people had God guiding and instructing them through the prophets. The texts and the teachings are still used in the modern day, it helps a person live their

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