MIDTERM: Judaism Flashcards
The Shema is ___
the most commonly said prayer in Judaism; meant to be repeated twice daily
the first patriarch of Judaism was
Abraham
the first patriarch of Judaism had two sons; the son he bore with Hagar was named
Ishmael
the first patriarch of Judaism had two sons; the son he bore with Sara was named
Isaac
a covenant is
a binding agreement between God and his chosen people
in their covenant, if Abraham promises to be faithful to God, God promises that he will make Abraham
the father of a great and numerous nation
in the time of the patriarchs, ____ were used as a form of worship and to seal covenants
animal sacrifices
all of the following are names for God in the Hebrew Bible EXCEPT
Allah
another name for Jacob (the son of Isaac) is
Israel
after the death of Joseph, the Hebrew people were ____ in Egypt
enslaved
according to the Hebrew Bible, God approached Moses in the desert in the form of ___
a burning bush
Moses receives the Ten Commandments on top of
Mt Sinai
the ark of the covenant is:
a wooden chest containing the tablets of the Ten Commandments
when returning to Canaan, the Hebrew people settled into tribal life in ___ tribes
12
____ won the battle for Jerusalem and established it as a center for religion and government for the Hebrew people
King David
the first Jewish Temple was built in the 900s BCE under the rule of
King Solomon
the Temple was built with the help of ___ and ____
forced labor; heavy taxes
originally, the Ark of the Covenant was held in the ___ until the ____ was built
Tabernacle; Temple
in the Hebrew tradition someone who is inspired by God to speak in his name is called a
prophet
during the reign of King Solomon, Israel split into two territories because
of disagreements over leadership AND heavy taxes imposed by Solomon during the building of the Temple
during this split, the Northern Kingdom was called Israel and the Southern Kingdom was called
Judah
King ___ built the second temple in Jerusalem
Herod
the goal of Kabbalah is
mystical union with God
Synagogue means
assembly
during the diaspora all of the following were ways that Jews separated themselves from Gentiles EXCEPT
cleanliness
during the babylonian occupation ____ proclaimed that God was available in Babylon, just like in Jerusalem
Ezekiel
____ proclaimed that YHWH was not just the God of the Hebrews but also the God of the world
Isiah
___ is called the man of the book because he emphasized the importance of studying scripture especially in times of exil
Ezra
the second temple in Jerusalem was destroyed in 70 CE by the ____
Romans
Rabbi means ___
my teacher
Hermeneutics menas ____
interpretation of scripture
another name for the Hebrew Bible is
Tanakh
another name for the Torah is
pentateuch
in Judaism, oral law is known as
Mishnah
the movement in the late 19th century to establish a Jewish homeland is called
zionism
shema means
hear
according to the Hebrew bible, God told ___ not to build a Temple despite his desires to
David
the Hebrew prophets were proponents of
morality and social justice
the ___ is a compilation of Kabbalahistic material
Zohar
Judaism emphasized ___ more than ____
a good life on earth; the joys of heaven
