Test 5 Flashcards
What is NOT a theme in Jesus’ teaching:
1) Kingdom of God, 2) the seven sacraments, 3) the Fatherhood of God
The seven sacraments
(Ronaldo 7)
For Jesus the Kingdom of God was NOT:
1) violent and quick in its coming, 2) the rule of God, 3) bringing God closer to people, 4) to be directly equated with the Christian Church, 5) creating radical equality of all people
To be directly equated with the Christian Church
Jesus’ name for God was:
1) Elohim, 2) Abba, 3) Yahweh
Abba
(Like the Band)
What is NOT a rhetorically exaggerated expression or an “impossible saying”:
1) If someone hits you, turn the other cheek, 2) if you hand offends you, cut it off, 3) a camel can get through the eye of a needle before a rich man can get to heaven
If someone hits you, turn the other cheek
(Dad always said, “turn the other cheek”)
What NOT a “hard saying,” a saying difficult but possible to keep:
1) carry a soldier’s baggage two miles, 2) love your enemies, 3) do not bury dead relatives, but follow me instead
Do not bury dead relatives, but follow me instead
(Think Death, Very Dark Answer)
What is NOT a parable discussed in class:
1) good Samaritan, 2) vineyard, 3) the rich king, 4) prodigal son
The rich king
Samaritan means:
1) good person, helper, 2) half-breed, dog
Half-breed, dog
In the parable of the two brothers, we should identify with the:
1) older brother, 2) younger brother
OLDER brother
What is NOT a way to interpret the ethic of Jesus:
1) idealistic, 2) accusatory, 3) communal, 4) practical, 5) interim
Practical
(Like Mischa’s Test)
Paul believed the Law was:
1) dead, 2) useful
Dead
(Death, Again Very Dark)
Paul believed we did the good for all but one of the following:
1) Spirit of God, 2) conscience, 3) scriptures, 4) love
Scriptures
(Script like a play or movie)
The church after Paul:
1) followed Paul’s advice, 2) decided they needed some concrete moral guidelines for practical advice
Decided they needed some concrete moral guidelines for practical advice
(Like Mischa’s Test Again “PRACTICAL”)
Which group separates Law and Ethics the most:
1) Judaism, 2) Christianity, 3) Islam
Christianity
Which group connects Law and Ethics the most:
1) Judaism, 2) Christianity, 3) Islam
Islam
What is NOT a purpose of civil law:
1) maintain order, 2) reform society, 3) inspire people
Inspire people
What is the least important function of ethics:
1) inspire people, 2) maintain order, 3) shape human values, 4) reform society
Maintain order
A tradition that separates law and ethics produces all but:
1) the tendency toward valueless secular society, 2) repression, 3) the promotion of individuality, 4) freedom, 5) creativity
Repression
(Shoe “Reps”)
A tradition that unites law and ethics produces all but:
1) devotion, 2) unity among the citizens, 3) individual freedom, 4) religious focus among members of the society
Individual freedom
(America, not just freedom, but freedom for ALL)
Who supposedly founded the Great Synagogue in Jerusalem in
450 BCE:
1) Akiba, 2) Hillel, 3) Ezra, 4) Shammai, 5) Jesus
Ezra
(Kid from first school)
In regard to the Torah, who said we must keep the letter of the Law
as an absolute act of piety:
1) Akiba, 2) Hillel, 3) Shammai, 4) Jesus, 5) Judah the Prince
Shammai
(Comes before Hillel twice in a row)
Who said we must keep the spirit of the Law, and he summarized the
Law while standing upon one foot:
1) Akiba, 2) Hillel, 3) Shammai, 4) Jesus, 5) Judah the Prince
Hillel
(1)
Jesus is clearly rooted in whose teachings:
1) Akiba, 2) Shammai, 3) Judah the Prince, 4) Hillel
Hillel
(2)
Who was the greatest 2nd century CE rabbi, who maintained that he
merely handed on the traditions:
1) Shammai, 2) Akiba, 3) Hillel, 4) Meir, 5) Judah the Prince
Akiba
Who is the first rabbi, who founded the school at Jabneh:
1) Akiba, 2) Meir, 3) Johanan ben Zakki, 4) Judah the Prince, 5) Shammai
Johanan ben Zakki
Which is NOT a reason why rabbis emphasized tradition:
1) they were not creative, 2) they had to unite Jews around a common identity, 3) they projected their origins into the past for legitimation, 4) they defined themselves over against Christians
They were not creative
Who is NOT a famous rabbi, one of the Tannaim:
1) Akiba, 2) Meir, 3) Judah the Prince, 4) Joshua
Joshua
Who produced the first edition of the Mishnah: 1) Akiba, 2) Meir, 3) Judah the Prince, 4) Johanan ben Zakkai
Judah the Prince
What is NOT part of the Talmud: 1) Tosefta, 2) Mishnah, 3) Gemara
Tosefta
Which group does NOT inquire after the historical context of the
Law in order to determine its binding nature on believers today:
1) Reform Judaism, 2) Reconstructionist Judaism, 3) Orthodox Judaism, 4) Conservative Judaism
Reconstructionist Judaism
(Literally not even a word)
