Judaism: Key Concepts and Historical Developments, Quizzes of Anthropology of religion

Download Judaism: Key Concepts and Historical Developments and more Quizzes Anthropology of religion in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Judaism started what revolution? DEFINITION 1 Monotheistic TERM 2 Judaism is big on _____/______ DEFINITION 2 Stories and narratives TERM 3 A story of ___ & ____ DEFINITION 3 Exile and return TERM 4 Ortha_____>ortha_____ DEFINITION 4 Praxy than orthodoxy TERM 5 Creed DEFINITION 5 God is one, very minimalistic TERM 6 Religion of memory is about both ____ and ____ DEFINITION 6 Story and law TERM 7 Aggadah & Halakha DEFINITION 7 NarrativeLaw TERM 8 They believe in _____ rather than ______. because they are very this worldly DEFINITION 8 DoingBelieving TERM 9 How many comandments? DEFINITION 9 613 TERM 10 How many positive? DEFINITION 10 248 TERM 21 The relationship between Jews and God is ____ and _____ DEFINITION 21 Monogamous and exclusive TERM 22 Who were the 3 convenents made with? DEFINITION 22 Noah- never to destroy world againAbraham- promises land and defendants in return for worshipMoses- gives Torah (613 mitzvot) TERM 23 Law in Torah is both _____ & ______ DEFINITION 23 Comprehensive and Comprehensible TERM 24 A large encyclopedic text that came from the Rabbinic period DEFINITION 24 Talmud TERM 25 What is in Talmud? DEFINITION 25 Oral lawMid rashMishnahInterpretations TERM 26 When was the Talmud written ? DEFINITION 26 70-600 CE after the 2nd temple was destroyed TERM 27 What are the two Talmuds? DEFINITION 27 JerusalemBabylonian TERM 28 Which Talmud is more popular ? DEFINITION 28 Babylonian TERM 29 The Mishnah and Midrash are sections of what DEFINITION 29 The Talmud TERM 30 Mishnah= DEFINITION 30 Oral law TERM 31 when was the Mishnah written ? DEFINITION 31 200 CE TERM 32 Midrash= DEFINITION 32 Collection of commentary and biblical interpretation TERM 33 Two kinds of Midrash DEFINITION 33 Halakha (legal teachings) -interpretation or commentary of legal matters- what's acceptable or not Haggadah (non legal teachings) -anecdotal interpretations, folklore and narratives TERM 34 A central text of rabbinic Judaism DEFINITION 34 The Talmud TERM 35 Who are the two ppl who argue in the Talmud? DEFINITION 35 Hillel and SHAMMAI TERM 46 With every part of our body everyday we have the chance to DEFINITION 46 LIVE WITH GOD TERM 47 Law is god's DEFINITION 47 Gift TERM 48 Tikkim Olam DEFINITION 48 World repair TERM 49 What can repair the world? DEFINITION 49 Obedience of the commandments TERM 50 What is the period of the 1st temple? DEFINITION 50 950-586BCE TERM 51 WHen was Babylonian Exile? DEFINITION 51 586-539 BCE(500BCE) TERM 52 When was the first temple destroyed DEFINITION 52 587 BCE TERM 53 WHat was the period of the 2nd temple? DEFINITION 53 515BCE-70 CE TERM 54 When was the second temple detroyed? DEFINITION 54 70 CE TERM 55 Rabbinic Period time? DEFINITION 55 70CE-500CE TERM 56 Medieval period time? DEFINITION 56 500CE-1800CE TERM 57 Modern reform movements time/ DEFINITION 57 1850s TERM 58 1st temple period saw DEFINITION 58 Establishment of political kingdom in a promise land A capital Jewish self rule Permanent place where God could reside TERM 59 What did the Babylonian Exile impact? DEFINITION 59 Crisis of faith Development of synagogue model of worship View of God (from immanent to more powerful, omnipotent) Focused turn to Torah Growing sense of cosmic evil Shekinah s TERM 60 Minyan DEFINITION 60 10 adults needed to group study TERM 71 Sect that withdrew from society, living in celibacy and purity. Waiting for end of the world. Ascetics views DEFINITION 71 Essenes TERM 72 Rejected Roman authority and wanted political revolution/ overthrow and establish Jewish kingdom DEFINITION 72 Zealots TERM 73 Who was the leader during the 2nd temple period? DEFINITION 73 Priests TERM 74 Who was the leader during rabbinic period DEFINITION 74 Rabbis TERM 75 Before 2nd temple there was no ____ because God was ____ to a place DEFINITION 75 ShekinahTied to a place TERM 76 Halakha DEFINITION 76 Interpretation of Jewish law TERM 77 Community being beyond their homeland DEFINITION 77 Diaspora TERM 78 Halakhic is living DEFINITION 78 According to Jewish law, under the syste of Jewish law TERM 79 Tradition of Jewish mysticism DEFINITION 79 Kabbalah TERM 80 Zohar DEFINITION 80 Major text in Jewish mysticism TERM 81 Direct experience of God DEFINITION 81 Mysticism TERM 82 When was Zohar written DEFINITION 82 Late 1200s TERM 83 CHaracteristics of Jews under Islamic rule DEFINITION 83 Periods of flourishing and persecution Treated better than Europe Protected by Dhimmi status Jewish philosophers flourish TERM 84 Who is Saadia. Period? Say? DEFINITION 84 Philosopher who defended Judaism against community who was insistent on biblical literalism9th century TERM 85 Who is Maimonides? Period? Say? DEFINITION 85 MOST IMPORTANT philosopherSynethisez fairh and reason12th centuryWrote two books: Mishneh Torah in Hebrew Guide for the Perplexed- about how faith and reason complement each other- in Arabic TERM 96 When did the Reform movement begin? DEFINITION 96 1800s TERM 97 Reform and Halakah DEFINITION 97 Not binding TERM 98 Reform and ordination DEFINITION 98 Female is allowed TERM 99 Which argues for the abandonment of laws? DEFINITION 99 Reform TERM 100 Who modernize religion and make it more adaptable and accessible? DEFINITION 100 Reform TERM 101 Greater use of music and hymns DEFINITION 101 Reform TERM 102 Observe traditional rabbinical halakhah DEFINITION 102 Orthodox TERM 103 Literal belief in afterlife DEFINITION 103 Orthodox TERM 104 Argues for following laws DEFINITION 104 Orthodox TERM 105 HASIDISM DEFINITION 105 Ultra Orthodox Jews TERM 106 Only men ordination DEFINITION 106 Orthodox TERM 107 Halakhah is binding DEFINITION 107 Orthodox TERM 108 Which branch has most variety ? DEFINITION 108 Orthodox TERM 109 SUPPORTS Zionism and Israel DEFINITION 109 COnservative TERM 110 Views Halakha as valuable DEFINITION 110 Conservative TERM 121 Idea behind "I thou" "I it" DEFINITION 121 Seeing people as being there, having independence.Recognizing human face is facade. We don't know or can control and we have to respect that TERM 122 Emil Fackenheim DEFINITION 122 614th comandment TERM 123 What is the 614th commandment DEFINITION 123 Jews have responsibility to survive and flourish TERM 124 Who argues that catastrophic suffering is meaningless. Is author DEFINITION 124 Primo Levi TERM 125 Who was in concentration camp and argues meaningless suffering DEFINITION 125 Ellie Wiesel TERM 126 Box on forehead, arm DEFINITION 126 TEFILLIN TERM 127 Boris DEFINITION 127 Ritual circumcision of boys done on 8th day TERM 128 Mezuzah DEFINITION 128 Box on internal doorstep with biblical verses TERM 129 Tallit DEFINITION 129 Prayer shawl TERM 130 Bar= Bat= DEFINITION 130 BoyGirls TERM 131 Mikveh DEFINITION 131 Special bath structure in which Jews immerse themselves for ritual purification. Or to convert to Judaism TERM 132 Kosher DEFINITION 132 Ritually acceptable , usually dietary laws TERM 133 Some kosher rules DEFINITION 133 No shellfish, milk, meat together, no pork TERM 134 Sabbath ____ whole week DEFINITION 134 Sanctifies TERM 135 Sanctification = DEFINITION 135 Declaring life holy, special and worthwhile TERM 146 Sukkot is DEFINITION 146 Fall harvest festival where Jews eat meals and sleep in outdoor shelters TERM 147 What does SUKKOT commerorate? DEFINITION 147 40 years of wandering TERM 148 Annual cycle of weekly Torah readings ends and begins again DEFINITION 148 SIMCHAT TORAH TERM 149 Celebration of Gods gift of the Torah DEFINITION 149 Shavout TERM 150 8 day Festival of Lights DEFINITION 150 Hanukkah TERM 151 Passover festival celebrates DEFINITION 151 The liberation from bondage in Egypt TERM 152 What do you do during Passover ? DEFINITION 152 Eat meal of Sedar plate and read from the Haggadah (story of exodus)