Judaism Beliefs Flashcards
Tenakh?
Torah
Nabi’im
Ketuim
Nebi’im?
Books about the lives and teachings of prophets
Ketuim?
Written stories poetry and advice as well as pslams
Torah?
Written law first 5 books
3 plagues?
Boils
Locusts
Darkness
Storm
Frogs
Teachings?
Thou shall not kill
Thou shall not steal
Thou shall not commit adultery
Thou shall not bear false witness against thy neighbour
Which phrase confirms the belief in one god?
Hear, OIsrael! The LoRD si our God, the LoRd alone.
God rested on the seventh day and this is called the shabbat!
Yes
What is evil?
The existence of evil is considered to be a necessary consequence of free will
Quote on evil and darkness
I am the LorD and thereis none else, Iformlight and create darkness, Imake weal and create woe- Ithe LorD do al these things
How many laws in the torah?
613
What is 1 law called?
Mtzvot
What are the first ten mitzvot?
The ten commandments
When are jews judged by god?
Rosh Hashanah and At death
What is the Shekinhah?
This is the divine prescense of God
What where jews led by in Canaan?
A pillar of cloud and fire which was a sign of Gods power and glory
What do Jews believe about being judged after death?
Some believe that God will judge them straight after death:
And the dust returns tothe ground As it was, And the lifebreath returns to God who bestowed it
Others however believed you are judge after the return of the messiah:
Many of those that sleep ni the dust of the earth will awake, some to eternal life, others to reproaches, to everlasting abhorrence.
What is the future messiah said to do?
rule over humanity with kindnessand justice
rebuild theTemple in Jerusalem and gather all Jews back to Israel
The future messiah will
uphold the law in the Torah and be the ultimate teacher of it
bring in world peace
and unite humanity together
5 commandments on the way we conduct ourselves with each other
6 .Youshallnotmurder
7 .Youshallnot commit adultery
8 .Youshall notsteal
9 .Youshallnotbearfalse
witness against your neighbour
1 0 .Yo ushall not covet
4 commandments on conducting oursleves with god
Youshallhave noother g o d sbesidesMe
2 .Youshallnotmakefor yourself asculptured image, o ranylikeness
3 .Youshall notswearfalsely by t h enameofthe LORD
yourGod
4 .Rememberthesabbath day
andkeep it holy
What 3 moral principles are there in judaism?
Justice,
Healing the world,
Kindness to others
Justice?
refers to bringing about what is right and fair, according to the law, or making up for a wrong that has been committed.
Healing the world?
isa n important concept in Judaism, which involves taking actions
to help God’s work in sustaining the world.
Kindness to others?
Jews aim to show kindness to others by showing positive, caring actions towards all living things.
Quote for kindness to others?
you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt
Sanctity of life?
For Jews, belief in the sanctity of life means they should not do anything to quicken a person’s natural death.
Quote for sanctity of life
He who destroys onesoul of ahuman being, the Scripture considers him as fi he should destroy a whole world
