Judaism Test
Theology Iv with Mulcahy at Fenwick High School
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By: Michael McLean
Textbook:
Exploring the Religions of Our World
Created: 2011-11-08
Size: 106 flashcards
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How many Jews are there in the world?
13 million
How many Jews are there in the United States?
5.2 million
How many Jews are there in Israel?
4.9 million
How many Jews are there collectively in areas of the world other than the United States and Israel?
3 million
Which country has the most Jews?
The United States
T/F Most people in the world have met a Jew
False
T/F Judaism may be the most influential religion in the world
True (giving birth to Christianity and Islam, which make up about half of the world population)
According to Prothero's Model, what is the problem in Judaism?
Exile (banishment, not being where you want to be)
According to Prothero's Model, what is the goal in Judaism?
return
According to Prothero's Model, what is the technique in Judaism?
"tikun olam" (repair of the world)
According to Prothero's Model, what is the exemplar in Judaism?
rabbi (intellectual/philisophical), zaddick (loving approach)
Who is the founder of Judaism?
Abraham or Moses
Where did Abraham grow up?
Ur (Iraq)
What two areas did Abraham move?
Haran (Turkey) and finally to Egypt
Who were Abraham's two (2) wives?
Sarah and Hagar
Who was the son of Abraham and Hagar?
Ishmael
Who was the son of Abraham and Sarah?
Isaac
Who was the wife of Isaac?
Rebecca
Who were the two (2) sons of Isaac and Rebecca?
Esau and Jacob
Who were the two (2) wives of Jacob?
Leah and Rachel
Who were the two (2) sons of Jacob and Rachel?
Joseph and Benjamin
What does the name "Isaac" translate to?
"to laugh" (Sarah's reaction to hearing about her pregnancy)
What is interesting about the birth of Esau and Jacob?
Esau came out first, Jacob was grasping his heel (pulling him back), foreshadows Jacob getting the family blessing
T/F Both in the Judeo-Christian tradition and the Muslim tradition, Issac was the boy that was up for sacrifice.
False. In the Judeo-Christian tradition, it was Isaac. In the Muslim tradition, it was Ishmael.
Who conquered Israel (the northern kingdom)?
the Assyrians
Who conquered Judah (the southern kingdom)?
the Babylonians (Exile)
What is a prophet?
one who speaks for God
Who conquered Palastine?
the Greeks
What is Helenization?
the spreading of Greek culture
In what language was the New Testament originally written?
Greek
Who tried to force Helenization on the Jewish people?
Antiochus IV --> Maccabean Revolt --> Hanukkah
After Palastine is conquered, who takes control of it?
The Romans
What happends in the Jewish revolt? (2 things)
The Romans destroy the 2nd temple, and the Zelots spark a revolt against the Romans
What was the Bar Kokhba Revolt?
against the Roman Empire, was the third major rebellion by the Jews
Who was Ezra?
a scribe, a priest, and a prophet
T/F There is an after-life in Judaism.
False. There is no after-life in Judaism.
What is diaspara?
the situation of Jews living away from their homeland
Where were the Jews expelled?
The Iberian Peninsula (in Portugal)
What are the four (4) sacred stories?
Tanakh, Misna, Talmud, and Midrash
What does "Torah" translate to?
"law" or "instruction"
What does the Neviim indicate?
prophets
What does the Ktuviim indicate?
writings
According to Judaism, who authored the Torah?
Moses
Do mondern scholars agree with the Jews' idea that Moses authored the Torah?
No. They say that the Torah came from four (4) sources.
From what four (4) sources do modern scholars say the Torah comes?
Yahwist, Elohist, Deuteronomist, and Priestly
Of the four (4) sources of the Torah, which is the oldest?
the Yahwist source
What does "elohim" mean?
Elohim is a grammatically singular or plural noun for "god" or "gods" in both modern and ancient Hebrew language
What does the Deuteronomist love?
long speeches
Who reformed the Jewish religion?
Josia
On what does the Priestly course focus?
geneology
When did the Bible come to be as it is today?
During the Babylonian Exile
What is the Misna?
the commentary of the Rabiis on the Torah and other writings
What is the Talmud?
further commentary
What is the Midrash?
creative ways to answer some of the questions of Judaism (story about Moses burning his finger/tongue --> speech impediment, or Abraham and the smashed icons)
Who was Falvius Josephus?
a rebel leader during the seige (survived), historian (Jewish War). We get a lot of info from this guy.
What is Hagada?
"telling," it is a text that tells of the Seder Meal
Who refused the reconstruction of the temple?
Hadrian (Roman emperor)
Who was Julius Severus?
A Roman general, he had thirteen (13) legions behind him at war (usually around 3)
To what was "Judah" renamed?
Palastine
What famous person converted from Judaism to Christianity?
Constantine
Who was the shephard that systemized the oral traditions?
Akira
Who was Hillel?
a famous Jewish religious leader
What are three (3) gifts/contributions that Judaism brings to the world?
-medicine
-education
-ethics
Who was Moses Maimonides?
a Jewish philosopher, he used a philisophical/"head" approach
What does "tzedakah" mean?
charity
What is Hasidism?
a "heart" approach to God (emphasizes the love of God
Who was Ba'al Shem Tov?
a Jewish mystical Rabii and the founder of Hasidism
What is a mystic?
a person who has direct experience of the divine
What is Halakha?
Rabbinic interpretation of the commandments
What is Aggadah?
stories in Jewish tradition
What "month" and year is it in the Jewish calendar?
Tevet 5772 (the number of years since God created the earth)
Is the Jewish calendar lunar or solar?
lunar
What is Rosh Hashanah?
The Jewish New Year (celebration of the creation of the earth, God sets fate ofr individuals, its symbol is the shofar, blowing of the ram's horn)
What is Yom Kippur?
The Day of Atonement
What is Sukkot?
meaning "Tabernacles" or "Booths," commemorates the time wandering in the desert during the Exodus
What is Passover/Pesach?
it retells the events of the angel passing over the houses with lamb's blood
What is Shavuot?
also Pentecost, in Judaism, it is the giving of the law to Moses
What is Hanukkah?
it celebrates the Maccabean revolt against Antiochus IV --> Maccabean Revolt --> Hanukkah
What is a menorah?
an eight-branched lamp-stand symbolizing oil lasting for eight (8) days (had a 1 day supply)
What is Purim?
the term comes from the lots Haman (miniter of Ahasuerus - Xerxes I of Persia) who tried to commit genocide on the Jewish people
What is Shabbat?
sundown Friday to sundown Sunday, a weekly celebration, no work, attend synagogue services, and study the Torah
When is circumcision performed on an infant?
on the 8th day
What is a bar/bat mitzvah? What is the age for boys and what is it for girls?
(13 for boys, 12 for girls), it means "son of the commandments," it is when an individual becomes responsible for keeping the Torah
What are the three (3) major features in a Jewish wedding?
1) the huppah (wedding canopy)
2) the blessings
3) the breaking of the glass (commemorates the destruction of the temple in 70 A.D.)
In Jewish tradition, when does the funeral and burial take place after someone has died?
as soon as possible after a person's death (usually within 24 hours)
What are the three (3) uses for a synagogue?
1) a house of prayer
2) a place to study the Torah
3) a house of assembly for social gathering
What is a mezuzah?
a small metal or wooden container placed on the door of an observant Jew, inside are spricutre verses (usually the Shema)
What is Kosher?
dietary laws
T/F Some Jews believe it is necessary to live in Israel
True (extremists)
What is special about the city of Jerusalem?
Judaism, Islam, and Christianity all consider it holy.
What is special about Mt. Moriah?
It is believed to be the location of the (near) sacrifice of Isaac
What does the Dome of the Rock do?
It prevents the reconstruction of Solomon's temple
What is Shema?
a centerpiece of the morning and evening Jewish prayer services
What are the Dead Sea Scrolls?
a collection of texts from the Hebrew Bible found on the shore of the Dead Sea. The texts are of great religious and historical significance, as they include the oldest known surviving copies of Biblical documents
What is idolatry?
a pejorative term for the worship of an idol
What is the Holy of Holies?
a term in the Hebrew Bible which refers to the inner sanctuary of the Tabernacle and later the Temple in Jerusalem where the Ark of the Covenant was kept during the First Temple, which could be entered only by the High Priest on Yom Kippur
What is the Zohar?
the foundational work in the literature of Jewish mystical thought, a group of books including commentary on the mystical aspects of the Torah and scriptural interpretations
What is the Documentary Hypothesis?
holds that the Torah was derived from originally independent, parallel and complete narratives
What is Zionism?
a Jewish political movement that, in its broadest sense, has supported the self-determination of the Jewish people in a sovereign Jewish national homeland
What is Kabbalah?
a discipline and school of thought concerned with the esoteric aspect of Rabbinic Judaism
What is the Notra Aetate?
translates to "In Our Time," it is the Declaration on the Relation of the Church with Non-Christian Religions of the Second Vatican Council
What was the Reconquista?
a period of almost 800 years (539 years in Portugal) in the Middle Ages during which several Christian kingdoms succeeded in retaking the Muslim-controlled areas of the Iberian Peninsula
What are conversos?
referred to Jews or Muslims or the descendants of Jews or Muslims who converted to Catholicism in Spain and Portugal
Who was Johanan ben Zakai?
an important Jewish sage in the era of the Second Temple, and a primary contributor to the core text of Rabbinical Judaism, the Mishnah
Who was Simon bar Kokhba?
the Jewish leader of what is known as the Bar Kokhba revolt against the Roman Empire in 132 CE, establishing an independent Jewish state of Israel which he ruled for three years as Nasi ("Ruler")
Who was Moses de León?
a Spanish rabbi and Kabbalist who is thought of as the composer or redactor of the Zohar
About this deck
By: Michael McLean
Textbook: Exploring the Religions of Our World
Created: 2011-11-08
Size: 106 flashcards
Views: 25
Textbook:
Exploring the Religions of Our WorldCreated: 2011-11-08
Size: 106 flashcards
Views: 25
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