Jewdaism Flashcards
Whats the jewish bible called
Tenakh
Whats the 3 books that make up thr bible
Torah - the written law
Nevi’im - books of the prophets
Ketuim - wrotings of poetry, advice, stories
Whats the Talmud
Collection of teachings and opinions of thousands or Rabbis on a variety of subjects
What are the 3 categorise of Jews
Orthodox
Reform
Ultra Orthodox
What does orthodox jews believe
They strictly follow the 613 laws and are much more traditional
What do reform jews believe
The jewish laws should be re-enterpreted to suit modern life
What do ultra orthodox jews believe
Extreme orthodox jews that strictly follow the 613 laws
Beliefs of the messiah
The lord of the jewish people expected to live on earth, promised by god in the Torah
Why do Jews not see Jesus as the messiah
- he didn’t see the laws as important
- wasn’t a great warrior
Beliefs about the messiah from orthodox
- in every generation their is a descendant of king david who has the potential to become the Messiah
- he will bring world peace and rule over humans
- this will be called a Messianic age
- he will be the ultimate teacher
- he will rebuild the temple
What do Reform jews believe about the messiah
- will not be a person
- instead will be a messianic age
- all jews must work together to achieve this
What was gods covenant to Abraham
To protect and favour the Israelites
Promised land for Abraham and bis descendants
What was Abrahams covenant to God
To live a life dedicated to God
This covenant would be physically shown through circumscision
What is the belief in 1 god
Monothiesm
What is a covenant
A solemn promise
What are the 10 plagues
- water turns into blood
- amphibians (frogs)
- gnats (lice)
- flies
- Disease on livestock
- unhealing boils
- locusts
- darkness
- death of the first born
Why was the 10 plagues important
It showed that god favoured the Israelites and held his promise
What were the 10 commandements
There is 1 god
Do not use the lords name in vain
Do not worship idols
Keep the sabbath holy
Do not kill
Do not steal
Do not commit adultry
Do not lie
Do not envy
What is the Sini covenant
The 10 commandments god gave to the Israelites that re-instated his promise to them, Moses, on behalf pf all Jews today promised to obay his commands
Why is it called Sini
Because it was on mount Sini
What was the Ark
A box, called the Ark, was made to house the stone tablets on which the Ten Commandments were written. The
Israelites believed that the Ark housed the presence of God so it was placed under a veil and carried on poles
How did the Jews known that they were favoured by God, and he was for filling hid promise while in the desert
They were lead by a pillar of cloud during the day and a cloud of fire by night in the desert
