Key Figures Events Dates

Question 1

Theology of Memphis

Answer 1

Egypt, Horus lord of all of Egypt, Ptah thought up the world commanded it to exist, Egyptian gods more steady logical

Question 2

Marduk

Answer 2

Babylonian creation story where Marduk kills sea serpent Tiamat and creates world from her corpse

Question 3

Cosmology

Answer 3

Explanation of universe

Question 4

Reform Judaism

Answer 4

The idea that the religion should evolve with the time “the tradition has a voice not a veto” free will, teaching in languages other than Hebrew

Question 5

Conservative Judaism

Answer 5

Middle ground not to strict but not like reform because that is too loose and abandoning (individual choices, make changes together not “customized judaism” like reform” can drive to synagogue

Question 6

Orthodox Judaism

Answer 6

Strictest, follows Torah exactly, can use electric razors because it’s technically a scissor, must justify actions with Torah

Question 7

Reconstructionist Judaism

Answer 7

Judaism as a civilization as a culture not necessarily a religion, adapting to the modern world

Question 8

Moses Maimonides

Answer 8

Interpreted Judaism through logic and Greek philosophy / Aristotle

Question 9

Jewish mysticism

Answer 9

Symbolism, not just stories, poetic interpretation

Question 10

Isaac luria

Answer 10

Idea that God contracted himself to create the world and in that contraction evil was created because evil came in the absence of god

Question 11

Kabbalah

Answer 11

Received tradition mysticism that began in the 12th century

Question 12

Northern kingdom

Answer 12

Isreal

Question 13

Southern kingdom

Answer 13

Judah

Question 14

Amos

Answer 14

Righteousness and justice (he would be the guy holding the microphone in mgc protesting) social justice guy, loud, walk the walk don’t talk the talk

Question 15

Hosea

Answer 15

Dramatic, tortured artist type, whole life is a metaphor for something, named kids pessimistic things, sexual images and marriage metaphors about Isreal cheating on god, only northern prophet

Question 16

Isaiah

Answer 16

Inviolability of Zion, just trust God no one else, protection of pharaoh will become your shame, shames people of Isreal for their ways

Question 17

Micah

Answer 17

Lawsuit, disagrees with Isaac, he’s a lawyer he says god is suing Isreal, god wants us to be faithful and just not tons of sacrifices, contract with god not impressive just listen, similar to Amos in that sense

Question 18

Jeremiah

Answer 18

Jeremiah Jerusalem, Jerusalem taken but stay faithful to god it will be fixed eventually when Babylon falls, begins Babylonian exile

Question 19

Second Isaiah

Answer 19

The servant will suffer for the sake of injustice, the suffering servant, called Cyrus the anointed one, talks a lot about memory and vision, dual nature, first half of book about judgments second half about hope

Question 20

Five images of God

Answer 20

1. Redeemer
2. Forgiver
3. Deliverer
4. Sovereign
5. Creator

Question 21

Antiochus

Answer 21

Forced hellinziation, sacrificed pig in temple altar, outlaw reading Torah

Question 22

Reactions to Antiochus

Answer 22

1. Maccabean revolt

2. Apocalyptic literature

Question 23

Apocalyptic literature

Answer 23

Violent end of history but also everything is good everything will work out in the end it will just take a big distraction to get there

Question 24

Dividic royal covenant

Answer 24

1. Descendant of David on the throne always

2. God will always be in Jerusalem

Question 25

Cycle of rebellion and redemption

Answer 25

1. A sin
2. A punishment
3. An act of grace

Question 26

Destruction of first temple

Answer 26

587 bce

Question 27

The Babylonian exile

Answer 27

587-539 BCE

Question 28

Jewish revolt

Answer 28

66-73 ce