Judaism 1 Flashcards
Judaism is more than a faith it is a ____
People and a Nation (Israel)
According to traditional Jewish law, the children of a Jewish mother is a ____ – whether or not the father is Jewish.
Jew
The name ____ comes from the forth son of the patriarch Jacob, named Judah. This came about when Israel split into two kingdoms, Israel and Judah.
Judaism
The team Jew can mean membership of an ____ group or ____ community, or both
Ethnic, religious
The ____ Scriptures are recognised as authoritative by both Jews and Christians, and the names of the books used in the table are commonly used by English-speaking Jews and Christians of different denominations.
Jewish
In religious studies the term ____ refers to a narrative with religious significance – whether it is literally true or not
Myth
Means instruction, the first part of the Jewish Bible.
Torah
Means prophets, second part of the Jewish Bible
Nevi’im
Means writings, third part of the Jewish Bible
Ketuvim
Jews often refer to their Bible by the acronym ____. - Torah, Nevi’im, Ketuvim
Tanakh
A ___ is a pointer used when reading the Torah since it is forbidden to touch the sacred text.
Yad
The ____ worn by Jewish folk is called a kippah in Hebrew or a yarmulke or kappel in Yiddish.
Skullcap
The four cornered prayer shawl worn by Jewish man is called a
Tallit
The books Joshua, Judges, 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings, are also called the
Deuteronomistic history
The dispersion of Jews as a minority among non-Jewish people’s is called the
Diaspora ( Greek word meaning scatter through)
The second temple period was between _____. And the religion practised by the Jews at that time is referred to as second temple Judaism.
515 BCE to 70CE
Judaism is the religion of people called the Jews (Hebrew singular Yehudi), that is, inhabitants of Judah (Hebrew Yehudah) and their descendants from the end of the ____ onwards.
Exile
The word ____ as the name of a religion is first found in 2 Maccabees, which was written sometime before the Roman conquest of Palestine in 63 BCE.
Judaism
Believing in and worshipping a single supreme divinity and denying the existence of all other supposed divinities.
Monotheism
The worship of one God in a time. That God maybe treated at the time of worship as though he is supreme, but not at other times.
Henotheism
Belief in an established hierarchy of gods, with one supreme over the others.
Polytheism
The exclusive worship of only one God but without actually denying the existence of other gods worshipped by other people.
Monolatry
People and a Nation (Israel)
Judaism is more than a faith it is a ____
Jew
According to traditional Jewish law, the children of a Jewish mother is a ____ – whether or not the father is Jewish.
Judaism
The name ____ comes from the forth son of the patriarch Jacob, named Judah. This came about when Israel split into two kingdoms, Israel and Judah.
Ethnic, religious
The team Jew can mean membership of an ____ group or ____ community, or both
Jewish
The ____ Scriptures are recognised as authoritative by both Jews and Christians, and the names of the books used in the table are commonly used by English-speaking Jews and Christians of different denominations.
Myth
In religious studies the term ____ refers to a narrative with religious significance – whether it is literally true or not
Torah
Means instruction, the first part of the Jewish Bible.
Nevi’im
Means prophets, second part of the Jewish Bible
Ketuvim
Means writings, third part of the Jewish Bible
Tanakh
Jews often refer to their Bible by the acronym ____. - Torah, Nevi’im, Ketuvim
Yad
A ___ is a pointer used when reading the Torah since it is forbidden to touch the sacred text.
Skullcap
The ____ worn by Jewish folk is called a kippah in Hebrew or a yarmulke or kappel in Yiddish.
Tallit
The four cornered prayer shawl worn by Jewish man is called a
Deuteronomistic history
The books Joshua, Judges, 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings, are also called the
Diaspora ( Greek word meaning scatter through)
The dispersion of Jews as a minority among non-Jewish people’s is called the
515 BCE to 70CE
The second temple period was between _____. And the religion practised by the Jews at that time is referred to as second temple Judaism.
Exile
Judaism is the religion of people called the Jews (Hebrew singular Yehudi), that is, inhabitants of Judah (Hebrew Yehudah) and their descendants from the end of the ____ onwards.
Judaism
The word ____ as the name of a religion is first found in 2 Maccabees, which was written sometime before the Roman conquest of Palestine in 63 BCE.
Monotheism
Believing in and worshipping a single supreme divinity and denying the existence of all other supposed divinities.
Henotheism
The worship of one God in a time. That God maybe treated at the time of worship as though he is supreme, but not at other times.
Polytheism
Belief in an established hierarchy of gods, with one supreme over the others.
Monolatry
The exclusive worship of only one God but without actually denying the existence of other gods worshipped by other people.
