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Judaism
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is Judaism in a nutshell? | Judaism is a religion for God's chosen people |
| Where was Abraham from? | Abraham from Ur, in Mesopotamia. |
| How was Abraham connected to the covenant? | Abraham was the first covenant between the Jews & God. |
| Who were a part of the Patriarchs? | Abraham --> Isaac --> Joseph |
| Where does the story end with Abraham & the Patriarchs? | Egypt |
| Where was Moses from/What kind of name is Moses? | Egypt/Egyptian |
| What law did Moses bring forth? What were the two main groups of that law? | The 10 Commandments. There is only one God & Morals |
| Where was Moses given those laws? | Mount Sinai/Horab |
| Who were the Hyksos? | The Egyptian people around the time of Moses. |
| What is the significange with Moses & the burning bush? | The burning bush is where God first talked to Moses. |
| Explain the Exodus | It was when God sent the final plague over all of egypt to that killed the first-born. Jews marked their doors so that the angel of death passed over them (passover). |
| What did Moses do during the Exodus? | Moses led his people out of Egypt through the Red Sea. |
| Who took over Moses' role after his death? | Joshua |
| Difference between Moses & Joshua | Moses had an Egyptian name while Joshua had a Hebrew name |
| Who were the main gods in Canaaite polytheism? | El, Baal, Yahweh, Moloch, Asherah, & Adonis |
| Who was El? | THE God |
| Who was Baal? | THE Lord |
| Who was Yahweh? | The storm God |
| Who was Moloch? | A bad god. Demanded child sacrifice. |
| Who was Asherah? | Yahweh's wife. |
| Who was Adonis? | Adonis was pronounced Adanai. Eventually replaced his vowels with Yahweh's because Yahweh is too holy. New name becomes Jehovah. |
| What is El sometimes written as? | Elohim (God of gods), YHWH |
| How did we get here from a Canaaite view point? | mud/clay people |
| What is the book of Judges about? | When Joshua & Moses' people were coming together |
| Tell me about the Kings? Who were they? | Saul, David, & Solomon |
| Who was Saul? | Saul was the FIRST king |
| Who was David? | David made Jerusalem the capital & expanded the empire as far as it ever got. |
| Who was Solomon? | Solomon began the building of the first temple period. After Solomon, land split into Kingdom of Judah & Kingdom of Israel |
| When was the Assyrian conquest of Israel? | In 721 BCE |
| Who were the Samaritans? | A religious group from the Levant descended from ancient semitic people of the region. |
| Who were the 10 lost tribes? | Tribes of ancient Israel that formed the Kingdom of Israel but disappeared after the kingdom was destroyed in 721. |
| When was the Kingdom of Judah destroyed? | 587 BCE. |
| Who was the leader and what was he leading towards? | Josiah was the leader and was leading towards Monotheism before the destruction. This led to the first temple period ending along with polytheistic Judaism. |
| What was the Exile? | When |
| What was the Diaspora? | The dispersion of the Jews. |
| When did the Second Temple period begin? | During the Exile. |
| What was the Deuteronomistic Revision? | 1. First thing Jews do is stray away from God 2. Jews Ignore Prophets 3. God Punishes Jews 4. Jews Repent |
| What was Septuagint? | Translation of scriptures from Hebrew into Greek. |
| What was the Maccabean Revolt & Empire? | Jewish state in the Levant for the first time since Judah was destroyed. Ventures out as far as Galilee. |
| Who were the four main groups in the Roman period? | Saducees, Pharisees, Zealots, & Essenes |
| What was unique about the Sadducees? | Not influenced by Zoroastrianism |
| What was unique about the Pharisees? | They survived and became the next form of Judaism. |
| What happened to the Zealots? | They were squashed by the miiltary. |
| What was unique about the Essenes? | They just waited for Messiah to come back in desert. |
| When was the Second Temple Destroyed? | 70 CE. |
| What was the Jamnia about? | It was to decide how to have Judaism without the temple. |
| What was the Synagogue used for in the Second Temple Period? | It was used as an Administrative Center. Somewhere to record land trades, sales, weddings, etc. |
| Who were Rabbis? | Rabbis were teachers in the second temple period, & Priest in the post second temple period. |
| Who were Kabalists & Hasidics? | The Mystic Forms of Judaism |
| What was important about Zion? | They desired to have their own country again. |
| What are the 3 forms of Judaism in the modern world? | Orthodox, Reform, & Conservative. |
| What are the specific things that those three groups disagree on? | 1. What time of day you should worship (Friday night or Saturday morning) 2. Whether Men & Women should worship in the same room 3. Whether you should cover your head or not 4. Language (Hebrew or local language) |
| What was the Tanak? | The Scriptures which included the Torah, Prophets, and Writings. |
| What were the Massoretic texts? | When Vowels were added. |
| What were the Mishah and Talmud? | Other two parts of scripture. Lower than Tanak |
| What does Noahs covenant include? | It does not have Kosher food laws or Circumcision. |
| What is the most important holiday in Judaism? | Yon Kippur. (Attoinment) |
| What the old harvest festivals that are now associated with Exodus? | Passover, Pentacost, & Tabernacles. |
| What is a Bar Mitzvah? | When a boy becomes a man |
| What is Shiva in Judaism? | The mourning period. |
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