Judaism theme

The religion of the Jewish people is featured.

9 total · 2 major · 7 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
bbf1x14 major Susan Ivanova's and Rabbi uncle visited Babylon 5.
movie: Ben-Hur (1959) major Ben-Hur was Jewish and often spoke of his One God. He was convinced that God would see him through his ordeals as a galley slave, and eventually grant him vengeance.
ftt1982e1x01 minor The Frog Prince mentioned Moses in the context of the Exodus.
ic1976e03 minor Augustus discussed how the Roman religion featured many gods in contrast with the Jewish faith. Herod remarked to Augustus that it was against his religion to gamble, before accepting Augustus' bet of 20 gold pieces on the "fat" gladiator.
ic1976e05 minor The Jew Gershom called out Claudius for a potential violation of the fifth commandment.
ic1976e06 minor Herod asserted that Jews do not believe in marrying non-Jews.
ic1976e09 minor Caligula asserted that he was the messiah of Jewish prophesy.
ic1976e11 minor Claudius discussed the coming of the Jewish Messiah with his advisors.
play: The Merchant of Venice (1598) minor for example, Shylock refused to eat with Christians because of the smell of pork