All topics Flashcards
Jewish beliefs
“There is no god besides me.” Deuteronomy. (Torah)
Shekinah
“The glory of the Lord settled on Mt Sinai.” Exodus (Torah)
“My presence will go with you and give you rest.” Exodus (Torah)
Messiah
“The spirit of the Lord will rest upon him.” Isaiah (Nevi’im)
“The Messiah will rule wisely and justly.” Isaiah (Nevi’im)
The covenant at Sinai
“I will make you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the whole earth.” Isaiah
“Do not kill”
The covenant with Abraham
“Every male among you must be circumcised.” Genesis (Torah)
“You shall not make cuttings in your flesh on account of the dead.” Leviticus (Torah)
Sanctity of Life
“You shall not murder” Exodus (Torah)
“Do not do anything that endangers you neighbour’s life.” Leviticus (Torah)
“I put to death, I bring to life”
Moral principles and the mitzvot
“So God created man in His own image…male and female he created them.” Exodus (Torah)
Jewish beliefs about life after death
“But your dead will live; their bodies will rise.” Isaiah (Nevi’im)
“You (Moses) will die and be gathered to your people.” Deuteronomy (Torah)
“…everyone whose name shall be found in the book will be delivered.” Daniel (Ketuvim)
“I believe with perfect faith that there will be a resurrection of the dead at a time that will please
Justice
“Do not deprive the alien or the fatherless of justice.” Deuteronomy (Torah)
“Do not defraud your neighbour…” Leviticus (Torah)
“…an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth” Exodus (Torah)
Crime
“…See I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse…blessing if you obey the commands…curse if you disobey.” Deuteronomy (Torah)
Jewish attitudes to good, evil and suffering
“The righteous cry out and the Lord hears them” Psalms (Ketuvim)
Attitudes to punishment
“Fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. As he has injured so must he be injured?” Leviticus 24 (Torah)
“A man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath…they kept him in custody…” Numbers (Torah)
“No person shall be put to death on the testimony of (only) one witness.” Numbers (Torah)
The aims of punishment
“…Whoever sheds human blood, by humans shall their blood be shed.” Genesis (Torah)
Forgiveness
“If my people humble themselves…I…will forgive their sins and heal their land.” Chronicles
“He who confesses…will obtain mercy.” Proverbs (Ketuvim)
“Let them turn to the Lord and he will have mercy upon him… Isaiah (Nevi’im)
Treatment of criminals
“Human rights are an integral part of…Judaism.” McGill International Colloquium on Judaism and Human Rights
“Maintain the rights of the poor and the oppressed.” Psalms
“God created the person in God’s image” Genesis (Torah)