week 3 quiz Flashcards
What connections did the western Arabian Peninsula, or Hijaz have with the rest of the world during the time of Muhammad?
lot of feuding tribes on the boundaries of great empires; this includes roman and persian empires. they were interested in poetry and were aware of what was going on culturally (knew about judaism and christianity)
What was the function of poetry in that Pre-Islamic Arab world?
poetry contained history and there was a connection with the supernatural
What do non-Muslim scholars believe about the sources of the Quran? What do Muslims believe about the source of the Quran?
nonmuslim scholars believe in the influence of jewish and christian ideas in the Arabian peninsula. Muslims believe that the quran is the word of god given to Muhammad by the archangel gabriel
What was Muhammad’s life like? How do Muslims believe the Quran was revealed to Muhammad?
muhammad was born into a powerful tribe, married a woman for business, and illiterate. Muslims believe the quran was revealed to Muhammad by meeting an angel and having to recite everything
What is the relationship between Muhammad’s life and the Quran’s teachings?
he is seen as a blueprint for Muslim of way of life, the quran and muhammad’s life is intertwined because the quran centers around his life
How did Muhammad understand his prophetic mission and the Quran in comparison to other religions and traditions?
he had a sense of leading his people and responsibility to his followers. the quran encourages peaceful relationships with Muslims and Christians, believed the original torah and gospels are later altered
When and how was the Quran written down and compiled? Were there disagreements over the final version?
the quran was written in 650s CE because it needed to be done before Muhammad passed away. zayd wrote it down and uthman compiled it in its final form. the final version was generally agreed upon
How did the Quran affect the Arabic language? How is the Quran organized?
the quran standardized the arabic alphabet by creating the vowel system. the quran is organized in 114 surahs
How is the Quran interpreted? How is it experienced in the life of most Muslims?
What is the Messiah? What is the vertical relationship between Israel and God?
the messiah is the king and savior. the relationship between Israel and god is a hierarchical relationship
What is the horizontal relationship between Israel and Messiah?
tbh idk
What did Jews learn from Hellenic culture? How did Hellenism affect the Jewish view of God?
jews learned textual interpretation. the jewish view of god affected by hellenism is imagined as the metaphor of a “king of flesh and blood”
How did Jews interpret scriptures to explain being ruled by Christians and Muslims? (64-5) How did Messianism fit their political situation?
the story of jacob and esau; the groups were disobedient and left the covenant. messianism redeemed the jews due to the dominance of Christian and Muslim imperialism
How did Kabbalism work? What was the main point?
kabbalism has its own vision of the universe (the universe should be in order, but there is chaos and disorder). the main point was the jews practicing this mystical collection of practices should bring the universe back in order, transcending unity with god
What were the major challenges to Jewish monotheism from the Enlightenment?
the major challenges to jewish monotheism were nationalism (judaism is ethnic religious tradition), socialism (jewish ethics), hebrew bible and the talmud (questioning if these sacred texts are not divinely inspired).
