Judaism Flashcards
Judaism is named after who
Judah the son of Jacob
The story of Judaism is contained in what?
24 books of the Hebrew Bible
The Hebrew bible is the same as what?
39 bucks in the Christian Old Testament
The word Bible literally means
Books or holy book
The three parts of the Hebrew Bible
Torah
Nevi’im
Ketuvim
Means law
Torah
Means prophets
Nevi’im
Means history and poetry
Ketuvim
The first five books of the Bible that were written by Moses and are the foundation for the Hebrew Bible
Torah or Pentateuch
The first book of the Torah
Genesis
Genesis means
Beginnings
The high father
Abraham
The second book of the Torah is called
Exodus
Exodus means
Departure
Lineage of Abraham
Abraham, Isaac, Jacob
The 10 Commandments given to Moses and Israel at Mount Sinai became what
613 laws
Last three books of the Torah
Leviticus, numbers, Deuteronomy
After the death of Moses there were two historical books called
Joshua and Judges
The period of the Kings
1000 BC
The Kings in their order
Saul, David, Solomon
The northern kingdom was called
Israel
Southern kingdom is called
Judah
The one who speaks on behalf of of God
Prophet
Day of rest, from sunset Friday to sunset Saturday
Sabbath
Winter festival celebrating the dedication of the second temple
Hanukkah
Priestly families who served in the second temple period
Sadducees
Jewish religious leaders who taught strict adherence to the temple
Pharisees
Anti-Roman nationalist jews
Zealot
A group of Jews that lived near the dead sea and most likely had the Dead Sea Scrolls in their possession
Essenes
The Jews scattered due to persecution
Diaspora
The Savior who is believed by the Jews to be the one who would come to deliver Israel
Messiah
Commentary on scriptures and oral traditions made by various rabbis in the early centuries
Midrash
A 6 heart commentary on the law and its applications
Mishnah
A further developed commentary on the Hebrew Scriptures
Talmud
The systematic destruction of over 12 million people under German Nazi rule
Holocaust
Judaism literally means what
Jewhood