Chapter 1

Question 1

How old is the Jewish people? What does Wouk say has verified this?

Answer 1

over 3,000 years old verified by archaeology

Question 2

Wouk observes that the Bible says Jews descend from three men. Who were they?

Answer 2

Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob

Question 3

What is the Hebrew word for the scripture law given to Moses for Israel?

Answer 3

Torah

Question 4

“To sum up,” says Wouk, who are the Jews?

Answer 4

Israelites that descended from the small nation which came out of the Sinai desert into Canaan 3000 years ago (liberation from the Egyptians by Moses)

Question 5

What two things does Wouk say determines “who is a Jew”?

Answer 5

descent and belief

Question 6

In Judaism, what is the “path to God” and to whom does it lie open?

Answer 6

correct conduct open to Jew and Gentile alike

Question 7

For whom does Wouk say he is “sketching Judaism”?

Answer 7

those who want to know about it (curiosity)