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Pre-History Of Judaism Flashcards

1
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What is their religious text?

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The Torah

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2
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Is the Torah important?

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Yes, the Torah is extremely important

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What can the Torah also mean?

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Can mean either, Jewish Law, Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament

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4
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What are Judaism’s origins?

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They come from Near Eastern Origins

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What kind of religion is it?

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It is an ancient monotheistic religion

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6
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What can be used as a way of remembering history?

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Stories can be used as a way of remembering history

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What are the features of modern Judaism?

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There are numerous variations, these include:
Orthodox Judaism
Reformed Judaism
Conservative Judaism

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What are the common features of Judaism?

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There are common origins, beliefs and practices

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9
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What is modern Judaism?

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A reconstruction

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10
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Is Judaism one of the oldest religions?

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Yes, it is one of the oldest religions

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Where do Jews worship?

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In Synagogues

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12
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Who at their spiritual leaders?

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Rabbis

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13
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Where did Judaism stem from?

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It stemmed from on of the three religions found with the covenant with god

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14
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Is it a symbolic religion?

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Yes, it is a symbolic religion that stems from their history

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15
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What can Judaism be considered as?

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It can be considered as a cultural or ethnic group with a variety of customs and beliefs

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16
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How many books are there in the Torah/what does it feature?

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The first 5 Books of Moses

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17
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Is Judaism a political community?

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No, it is not a political community

18
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What is an important event in deciding when Judaism began?

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Exile is extremely important when deciding when Judaism began

19
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What changes after or with the exile? (5)

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  1. No political entity after exile - no political state for the longest part
  2. Forces people to reconsider who they are and how they define themselves
  3. Their notion of god changes with exile
  4. Lost their homeland
  5. Lost the temple - rebuilt later
20
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Is the exile the start of everything?

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It is not the start of everything as there are text before that

21
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What is an important factor when discussing when Judaism began?

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The bringing together of texts is important in deciding when Judaism began

22
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When did the bringing together of texts happen?

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This happened after exile

23
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When did the beginning of exile begin?

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Beginning of Judaism began after exile

24
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Would Jews venerate other gods?

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Yes, they would venerate other gods as well as Yahweh and so we cannot call it a monotheistic religion

25
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Is this a religion that can be developed?

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Yes, it is constantly developing

26
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Was Judaism a monotheistic religion before exile?

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No, it was not a monotheistic religion before exile

27
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Is it a developing religion?

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Yes, it is a developing religion for there is not a complete new start but something that happens over time and cultivates

28
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What is the definition of canonisation?

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Canonisation means something that is no longer changed (or it is extremely difficult to change) thus the text is usually accepted

29
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When was the Torah believed to have been canonised?

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Believed to have been canonised around 400 BC

30
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What period is 400 BC?

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It is the second temple period

31
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When were the history books and prophets canonised?

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Around the 1sr century CE

32
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When do we start to reach firm ground?

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We do not reach firm ground before 9th CE canonisation

33
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What did biblical texts say more about?

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The presence of authors

34
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Where are the Abrahamic stories mostly centred?

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In the south

35
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How do we talk about events?

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We talk about events through writing them down in your history

36
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Is exodus wholly historical?

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Exodus is not wholly historical for we simply do not know whether it actually happened

37
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Where are the Jacob stories centred?

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In the north

38
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Can you combine stories?

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Yes, you can combine stories into one big story

39
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Is there evidence that exodus happened?

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There is not evidence that exodus happened

40
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Can we claim that exodus is a historical event?

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We cannot claim that exodus is a historical event that led to the formation of Judaism because there is no evidence

41
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Are there places that mentioned within texts that simply could not have existed at the time?

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Yes, there are places which could not have existed at the time therefore there is a problem with historicity

42
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How were stories made?

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Through different topics by different people

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