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Judaic Studies Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Hillel | more relaxed version |
| Shammai | strict |
| Ezra | a priest and writer who refocused the Jews to the Oral Torah |
| Simon | priest who got together the Great Assembly |
| Rabbi Akiva | taught the Oral Torah to his students and reorganized it |
| Judah HaNasi | Wrote the Oral Torah |
| Pharisees | represented the “common” people and believed that the Written Torah could and should be interpreted so that new laws could be made and applied to all areas of life |
| Sadducees | religious/political party made up of high ranking priests and the wealthier classes of society, they did not accept the idea of an Oral Torah |
| Sanhedrin/Great Assembly | made up of the Pharisees and Sadducees and made decisions about religious matters |
| 1250 BCE | The Torah (Moshe/God) |
| 586 BCE | First temple was destroyed |
| 444 BCE | 1. Ezra refocused the Jews to the Oral Torah; 2. Men could study Torah interpreters |
| 300-200 BCE | Simon organized the great assembly that passed down laws |
| 70 CE | Romans destroyed the temple |
| 200 CE | Judah HaNasi writes the Oral Torah |
| Moshe used to interpret laws…then who? Then who? Then who? (GROUPS listed in Pirkei Avot) | It went from Moshe to Joshua to the elders to the Prophets to the men of the Great Assembly. |
| What is the Oral Torah? / How is the Oral Torah different from the Torah (Written Torah)? | The Oral Torah is the body of laws, customs, and comments that explain the Commandments and teachings of the Written Torah. The oral law includes interpretations and explanations; but the written law was more like our Constitution more basic. |
| How was the Sanhedrin or Beit Knesset HaGadol more democratic than when Kohanim were in charge? (Be sure to include Pharisees and Sadducees) | Kohan How do you get in? You have to be born as a Kohan. How do you function in job? You work alone. Who does job with you? You work alone. |
| How was the Sanhedrin or Beit Knesset HaGadol more democratic than when Kohanim were in charge? (Be sure to include Pharisees and Sadducees) | Great Assembly How do you get in? You get elected. You chose if you what to. How do you function in job? You vote, debate, and talk. Who does job with you? You work with the Pharisees, Sadducees, Kohanim, and Sofrim. |
| Why was the Oral Torah necessary? (2 reasons) give 2 examples of Torah laws for each reason? | Why was the Oral Torah necessary? (2 reasons) give 2 examples of Torah laws for each reason? 1. The Torah is too vague (unclear) 2. Times change (new jobs, new issues, etc.) |
| Why was the Oral Torah eventually written down? (3 reasons) | 1. People who know the oral Torah were being killed 2. It was getting to long in complicated 3. People can move |
| How many Sdarim (seders/orders)? List at least 4 in English and 2 in Hebrew HEBREW | מועד– (Holidays) נשים– (Women) |
| How many Sdarim (seders/orders)? List at least 4 in English and 2 in Hebrew ENGILSH | Agriculture– (זרעים) Laws– (נזיקין) Holy things– (קדשים) Purities– (טהרות) |
| How many subdivisions/masechtot? | 63 |
| After a while the Mishnah needed explaining – what are those explanations called? If I want to study the Mishnah and its explanations, what is that collection called? T_ _ _ _ _ | Talmud |
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ashleykonheim
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