Judaism Flashcards
What does Torah mean?
Written law
What does Nebi’im mean?
Prophets
What does Ketuim mean?
Writings
What does messiah mean?
Saviour, king, the promised one
What is Gods name?
YHWH or Yahweh
What do you do if you need to dispose of a book containing the name of god?
The book must be buried in a jewish cemetery
What does ‘god is one’ mean?
God is single, whole, indivisible, infinite, eternal and created/sustanes everything in the univurse
What does Benevolent mean?
The beleif that somone/somthing is all good, and is very kind
What does Omniscient mean?
All knowing
What does Omnipotent mean?
All powerful
What are Ultra Orthodox jews?
They are people who very strictlu follow laws and practices in the Torah
What are Orthodox jews?
They are jews who strictly follow laws and practices in the Torah
What are Reform jews?
Reform jewe believe jewish laws and practices should be re-enterpreted to suit modern life.
What does Omnipresent mean?
Everywhere and nowere all at once
How long did it take god to create the univurse?
It took 6 days
On day one of earths creation, what did god make?
God made day and night
On day 2 of earths creation, what did god make?
God created the sky
On day 3 of earths creation, what did god make?
God created the earth, sea and plants
On day 4 of earths creation, what did god make?
God created the sun, moon and stars
On day 5 of earths creation, what did god make?
God made fish and birds
On day 6 of earths creation, what did god make?
God created animals and human beings. (Adam and Eve)
On day 7 of earths creation, what did god make?
God make nothing. God rested
How do Orthodox jews feel about the big bang and evolution?
They reject them as false, and beleve that god created everything in 6 days
How do reform jews feel about the big bang and evolution?
They begleve that god created the univurse and earth through the big band, and humans through evolution.
