World Religions Week 20

Question 1

Maccabees

Answer 1

priestly family who led revolt against Seleucid Greeks and liberated Palestine for a few decades

Question 2

Essenes

Answer 2

priestly community near Dead Sea, the Dead Sea scrolls are of their library

Question 3

Pharisees

Answer 3

non preistly group who were concered about religious purity and study of Torah

Question 4

Sadducees

Answer 4

religious elite who controlled Jerusalem temple and economy

Question 5

Samaritans

Answer 5

were group from central Palestine, used version of Pentateuch and expect messianic figure

Question 6

Zealots

Answer 6

collection of diverse dicontents and apocalyptic militants who led revolt against Rome

Question 7

The _____________________ was the final nail that drove wedge between Jews and Christians

Answer 7

destruction of temple by romans in 70 AD

Question 8

________ Judaism grew stronger and became foundation of all forms of Judaism that exists today

Answer 8

Rabbinic

Question 9

Three factors contributing to formation of contemporary Jewish identity are

Answer 9

Enlightenment, antisemitism, and rise of the State of Israel

Question 10

The father of Jewish enlightenment was…

Answer 10

Moses Mendelssohn

Question 11

Mendelssogn published book in 1783 titled

Answer 11

Jerusalem, or On Religious Power and Judaism

Question 12

Israel Jacobson…

Answer 12

initiated program of reform and founded boarding school with reforms like hymns, prayers, ect

Question 13

Holocaust literally means

Answer 13

whole + burning

Question 14

Auschwitz was…

Answer 14

the largest Nazi concentration camp and death camp, opened in 1940 in Southern Poland, more than 1 million people died here

Question 15

Orthodox Judaism consists of…

Answer 15

Traditionalists, they adhere to Torah

Question 16

Modern/New Orthodoxy

Answer 16

Do observe rules of Torah but also implement modern ideas

Question 17

Hasidism…

Answer 17

emphasized the omnipresence of God, follow Jewish Law

Question 18

Conservative Judaism

Answer 18

maintain adherence to laws but are more likely to modify in light of changing times

Question 19

Reconstructionists

Answer 19

offshoot of Conservatives, traditional in observance, but non-theistic in origin, see everything free from supernaturalism

Question 20

Humanistic Judaism

Answer 20

nonsupernatural interpretation of Jewish faith, value human reason and reality of world, universe stands on its own

Question 21

Messianic Jews

Answer 21

viewed as Christians by many Jews, even though loyal to traditions of Judaism

Question 22

Hebrew Christians

Answer 22

Jews that converted to Christianity, believe Jesus is Messiah