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1
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Judaism is named after who

A

Judah the son of Jacob

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2
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The story of Judaism is contained in what?

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24 books of the Hebrew Bible

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3
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The Hebrew bible is the same as what?

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39 bucks in the Christian Old Testament

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4
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The word Bible literally means

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Books or holy book

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5
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The three parts of the Hebrew Bible

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Torah
Nevi’im
Ketuvim

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6
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Means law

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Torah

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7
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Means prophets

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Nevi’im

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Means history and poetry

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Ketuvim

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The first five books of the Bible that were written by Moses and are the foundation for the Hebrew Bible

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Torah or Pentateuch

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10
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The first book of the Torah

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Genesis

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11
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Genesis means

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Beginnings

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12
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The high father

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Abraham

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13
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The second book of the Torah is called

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Exodus

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14
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Exodus means

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Departure

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15
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Lineage of Abraham

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Abraham, Isaac, Jacob

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16
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The 10 Commandments given to Moses and Israel at Mount Sinai became what

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613 laws

17
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Last three books of the Torah

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Leviticus, numbers, Deuteronomy

18
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After the death of Moses there were two historical books called

A

Joshua and Judges

19
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The period of the Kings

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1000 BC

20
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The Kings in their order

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Saul, David, Solomon

21
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The northern kingdom was called

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Israel

22
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Southern kingdom is called

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Judah

23
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The one who speaks on behalf of of God

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Prophet

24
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Day of rest, from sunset Friday to sunset Saturday

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Sabbath

25
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Winter festival celebrating the dedication of the second temple

A

Hanukkah

26
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Priestly families who served in the second temple period

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Sadducees

27
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Jewish religious leaders who taught strict adherence to the temple

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Pharisees

28
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Anti-Roman nationalist jews

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Zealot

29
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A group of Jews that lived near the dead sea and most likely had the Dead Sea Scrolls in their possession

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Essenes

30
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The Jews scattered due to persecution

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Diaspora

31
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The Savior who is believed by the Jews to be the one who would come to deliver Israel

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Messiah

32
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Commentary on scriptures and oral traditions made by various rabbis in the early centuries

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Midrash

33
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A 6 heart commentary on the law and its applications

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Mishnah

34
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A further developed commentary on the Hebrew Scriptures

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Talmud

35
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The systematic destruction of over 12 million people under German Nazi rule

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Holocaust

36
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Judaism literally means what

A

Jewhood

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