Religious Studies Exam Questions

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State three things God promised Abraham
He would be there God, he would give them a promise land “canan” and they would be his treasured possessions
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State three things that Abraham promised God
Change him and his wife’s name, circumcise all boys after eight days old and only worship him, one God
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What was the name of the mother of Abraham’s eldest son? What was the name of Abrahams eldest son?
Hagar, was their servant
Ishmall
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What was Abraham's wife called? What was the name of Abraham’s and his wife’s son?
Sarai, changed to Sarah
Isaac
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What country is referred to as the promised land? And why is it still important to Jews today?
Canan, modern day Israel.
Given to them by god, it will be there “everlasting possession to you and your descendants”
(genesis)
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Why is the covenant with Abraham still important today?
Foundation of the religion, shows how god keeps his promises and that have a responsibility and it shows the most important characteristics to god.
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What is meant by the term covenant?
A solemn/binding promise or agreement
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Where does the Mosaic covenant take place?
Mount Sinai
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What does god promise the Israelites he will make them if they keep the covenant?
They will be his “treasured possessions” and “a kingdom of priests and a holy nation”
(exodus)
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What does god give to Moses?
613 mitzvoz, explanation of the laws and the 10 commandments on stone or the Decalogue
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What are the 10 commandments?
(Exodus)
No other gods, No idle worship-don’t make an image for yourself, Do not misuse the name lord, Sabbath is a rest day, Honour your parents, Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not falsely accuse-do not lie, Do not be jealous of
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Give three reasons why the mosaic covenant is important to Jews today?
Given all the laws which he’s need to follow, the 10 commandments make a stable society, binding agreement to all Jews today and forever
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Give three reasons why the 10 commandments are important to Jews today?
Given on stone by god, enormous importance to humanity for all of time, found in synagogues over holy ark, all denominations of Jews follow them, “remember the sabbath and keep it holy” still followed
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Why might some Jews not consider the 10 commandments to be the most important thing?
Torah gives 613 mitzvot and Jews should try to follow all of them not just 20, other things are more important like showing love to god and your neighbour, might not observe the sabbath laws as it’s not the most important and doesn’t help them get closer
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Why do Jews believe in the oneness of God?
Refer to a source of wisdom and authority
1st of the 10 commandments- (Exodus) “you shall have no other gods before me”
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How is the belief in the oneness of god shown in Jews everyday life?
Jews have a mezuzah on the door frames of their house, when they go through the door they touch the mezuzah and are reminded of the one god
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Why might some Jews think the oneness of god is the most important characteristic of god?
They were chosen by god and should only follow him, he said he would be their god in the Abrahamic covenant and were only given one god
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What do Jews believe about god the creator?
He created everything, (genesis) “In the beginning god created the heavens and the earth”, god has lots of power and created the east with just spoken power, humans are special as they were created “in the image of god” (genesis)
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Why is this important to Jews today?
He gave humans life and trusted them to look after the rest of the creatures and the earth, gods creation. They are the only ones in the image of god, they are special.
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What do Jews believe about god as a law giver?
He gave Moses 613 mitzvot on Mt Sinai, key moment in Jewish history, and the oral torah, the Talmud states “the mitzvot were given for the purpose of refining people”, the laws distinguish Jewish life from any other way of life, observing the laws is at t
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Why is this important to Jews today?
Without these laws that God gave they wouldn’t know how to please him and live peacefully in his planet, he gave Moses the laws and 10 of them were on stone and they are the base of religion
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What do Jews believe about god as judge?
God will judge the Jews according to wether they follow the laws and keep the covenant, constantly being judged, Maimonides 11th principle of faith “with perfect faith that god rewards those who keep his commandments, and punish those who transgress him”,
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Why might some Jews think this is the most important characteristic?
Reminds of him judging them for their lifestyle and the way they follow the covenant, encourage Jews to follow the law
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What other characteristics do Jews believe god has?
Omniscien-all knowing, omnibenevelent-all loving, omnipotent-all powerful
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What does the term shekhinah mean?
Comes from the Hebrew noun meaning “dwelling” or settling” and refers to the dwelling or settling of the divine presence of god amongst human beings. The word not found into the Tenakh, clearly seen in God’s interactions with human beings
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Give two examples from the Torah where the Shekhinah is encountered
At mount siani; “then Moses led the people out of the camp to meet with god, and they stood at the foot of the mountain. Mount Siani was covered with smoke, because the Lord descended on it in fire” (Exodus)
The shining face of Moses; “As he came down fro
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What does the Talmud say about the shekhinah?
Talmud is written record of oral Torah
“If two sit together and the words between them are the Torah, then the shekhinah is in their midst”
“The shekhinah dwells over the headside of the sick man’s bed”
“Whenever ten are gathered for prayer, there the sh
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What is the connection between shekhinah, the tabernacle and the temple?
The tabernacle was covered in cloud because the ark of the covenant was inside and therefore shekhinah was present. The temple was built years later to replace the tabernacle as a permanent structure where the shekhinah could settle
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Why is shekhinah important to Jews today?
*however close to god they feel, his presence is very holy
*shekhinah in a temple makes it special and sacred
*when Moses deck eve the Torah he was surrounded be shekhinah
*shows how god is far beyond human understanding
*makes it easier for Jews and Ch
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What does the term messiah mean?
“Anointed one” a holy/special person chosen for a special task
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Where does the idea of a messiah come from? Include a source of wisdom and authority
Been an important idea since the 8th century BCE, most references written in the Tenakh during the time of the exile of Babylon
“a king who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land” (Jeremiah)
“He will judge between the nations and wil
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State three characteristics of the messiah
+A descendant of David
+a human, not divine being
+a man with great leadership and learning
+inspired by god
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What different ideas to Jews have for when the messiah will come?
-someone they are still waiting for(Maimonides’ 13 principles of faith “I believe with perfect faith in the coming of the messiah”)
-reform and liberal Jews may no longer believe in the idea of an individual messiah, instead they should work together to m
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Outline three Jewish beliefs about the messianic age, include a source of wisdom and authority
)peace among all nations (“Nation will not take up sword against nation” Isiah)
)justice and prosperity throughout the world
)Jewish people will return from exile
)rebuild temple in Jerusalem
)no sign of evil as everyone will obey all of the commandment
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Why is belief in the messiah important to Jews today?
He will bring acceptance of religion and god to everyone, he will be sent by god and therefore special and should be respected
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What is the Tenakh? What makes up the Tenakh ?
The Hebrew Scriptures, made off three sections; the Torah (the law), the Nevi’im (the Prophets) and the Ketuvim (the writings)
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What is the Talmud ?
The Talmud contains the written text of the oral Torah (Mishnah) plus all the discussions of the Rabbis (Gemara)
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