Judaism 1

Question 1

Judaism is more than a faith it is a ____

Answer 1

People and a Nation (Israel)

Question 2

According to traditional Jewish law, the children of a Jewish mother is a ____ – whether or not the father is Jewish.

Answer 2

Jew

Question 2

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.

Answer 2

Judaism

Question 3

The team Jew can mean membership of an ____ group or ____ community, or both

Answer 3

Ethnic, religious

Question 4

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.

Answer 4

Jewish

Question 5

In religious studies the term ____ refers to a narrative with religious significance – whether it is literally true or not

Answer 5

Myth

Question 6

Means instruction, the first part of the Jewish Bible.

Answer 6

Torah

Question 7

Means prophets, second part of the Jewish Bible

Answer 7

Nevi’im

Question 8

Means writings, third part of the Jewish Bible

Answer 8

Ketuvim

Question 9

Jews often refer to their Bible by the acronym ____. - Torah, Nevi’im, Ketuvim

Answer 9

Tanakh

Question 10

A ___ is a pointer used when reading the Torah since it is forbidden to touch the sacred text.

Answer 10

Yad

Question 11

The ____ worn by Jewish folk is called a kippah in Hebrew or a yarmulke or kappel in Yiddish.

Answer 11

Skullcap

Question 12

The four cornered prayer shawl worn by Jewish man is called a

Answer 12

Tallit

Question 13

The books Joshua, Judges, 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings, are also called the

Answer 13

Deuteronomistic history

Question 14

The dispersion of Jews as a minority among non-Jewish people’s is called the

Answer 14

Diaspora ( Greek word meaning scatter through)

Question 15

The second temple period was between _____. And the religion practised by the Jews at that time is referred to as second temple Judaism.

Answer 15

515 BCE to 70CE

Question 16

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.

Answer 16

Exile

Question 17

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.

Answer 17

Judaism

Question 18

Believing in and worshipping a single supreme divinity and denying the existence of all other supposed divinities.

Answer 18

Monotheism

Question 19

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.

Answer 19

Henotheism

Question 20

Belief in an established hierarchy of gods, with one supreme over the others.

Answer 20

Polytheism

Question 21

The exclusive worship of only one God but without actually denying the existence of other gods worshipped by other people.

Answer 21

Monolatry

Question 22

People and a Nation (Israel)

Answer 22

Judaism is more than a faith it is a ____

Question 23

Jew

Answer 23

According to traditional Jewish law, the children of a Jewish mother is a ____ – whether or not the father is Jewish.

Question 24

Judaism

Answer 24

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.

Question 25

Ethnic, religious

Answer 25

The team Jew can mean membership of an ____ group or ____ community, or both

Question 26

Jewish

Answer 26

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.

Question 27

Myth

Answer 27

In religious studies the term ____ refers to a narrative with religious significance – whether it is literally true or not

Question 28

Torah

Answer 28

Means instruction, the first part of the Jewish Bible.

Question 29

Nevi’im

Answer 29

Means prophets, second part of the Jewish Bible

Question 30

Ketuvim

Answer 30

Means writings, third part of the Jewish Bible

Question 31

Tanakh

Answer 31

Jews often refer to their Bible by the acronym ____. - Torah, Nevi’im, Ketuvim

Question 32

Yad

Answer 32

A ___ is a pointer used when reading the Torah since it is forbidden to touch the sacred text.

Question 33

Skullcap

Answer 33

The ____ worn by Jewish folk is called a kippah in Hebrew or a yarmulke or kappel in Yiddish.

Question 34

Tallit

Answer 34

The four cornered prayer shawl worn by Jewish man is called a

Question 35

Deuteronomistic history

Answer 35

The books Joshua, Judges, 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings, are also called the

Question 36

Diaspora ( Greek word meaning scatter through)

Answer 36

The dispersion of Jews as a minority among non-Jewish people’s is called the

Question 37

515 BCE to 70CE

Answer 37

The second temple period was between _____. And the religion practised by the Jews at that time is referred to as second temple Judaism.

Question 38

Exile

Answer 38

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.

Question 39

Judaism

Answer 39

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.

Question 40

Monotheism

Answer 40

Believing in and worshipping a single supreme divinity and denying the existence of all other supposed divinities.

Question 41

Henotheism

Answer 41

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.

Question 42

Polytheism

Answer 42

Belief in an established hierarchy of gods, with one supreme over the others.

Question 43

Monolatry

Answer 43

The exclusive worship of only one God but without actually denying the existence of other gods worshipped by other people.