Judaism 1.2

Question 1

What is the first sentence of the Torah?

Answer 1

‘When God began to create heaven and Earth…’

Question 2

How many days did God take to create the universe?

Answer 2

6 days

Question 3

How long ago do literalist jews say the creation was?

Answer 3

6000 years ago

Question 4

What do literalist jews reject?

Answer 4

Scientific theories of evolution

Question 5

When does shabbat start and end?

Answer 5

starts on Friday sunset and ends on Saturday evening.

Question 6

What does omnipotent mean?

Answer 6

All powerful

Question 7

There is no concept of which evil being in Judaism?

Answer 7

The devil / Satan / lucifer

Question 8

If there is no devil, who do Jews believe created evil?

Answer 8

God created evil and good along with everything else

Question 9

What does omniscient mean?

Answer 9

All knowing

Question 10

What did God give humans?

Answer 10

The Free will to know what is right

Question 11

What needs to exist for humans to have free will?

Answer 11

Evil - So humans can make a choice between good and evil

Question 12

What does omnipresent mean?

Answer 12

Being everywhere at all times

Question 13

Some Jews find it difficult to accept what?

Answer 13

The idea of God creating evil as he is supposed to be loving and kind and good.

Question 14

What does God provide to sustain the universe?

Answer 14

Sufficient resources to feed and sustain all life on the planet

Question 15

What should those who follow the Jewish teachings do to stop resources being distributed unequally?

Answer 15

Provide resources for others who need them