Torah Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Sanhedrin - Jewsih ruling council Herod's - Jewish rulers, clients of Rome Herod the Great - ruled over Israel at time of Jesus' birth Procurators - Roman governors Ponitus Pilate - governor resposible for Jesus' crucifixion Temple is destroyed for a second time in - 70 BCE Pharisees - meticulous rules, kept written/"oral" law Sadducees - highest priest/chief, accepted only written Torah, controlled Temple/Sanhedrin Essenes - believed doctrine of resurrection, final judgement, await...

Henry V111 is most closely associated with which religious tradition : Episcopal The first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures are called collectively: : the Torah A litter, usually of canvas, for carrying disabled or dead persons. : Stretcher The relation or ratio of the number of deaths to the given population stated for a given period of time. : Mortality Rate 2 | P a g e A funeral rite that is in essence devoid of religious connotation : Humanistic Synods are common in which rel...

magisterium CORRECT ANSWER teaching authority in the Catholic church to clarify disagreements and apply principles to new issues jewish moral tradition CORRECT ANSWER based on Jewish law (Torah). Legal application of rules/laws to different issues Muslim ethical tradition CORRECT ANSWER "Quran: revelation to Mohammed. Sunna: life and teachings and Mohammed. Ijma: consensus of prophet's companions on disputed questions. Qiya: casuistry of Muslim legal scholars" creation beliefs CORREC...

Five main eras of the Second Temple Period. Be sure to know the time frame for each era. - Babylonian (606-539). Persian (539-331). Greek (331-167): Ptolemaic (320-198) and Seleucid (198-167). Jewish Self-Rule (167-63). Roman (63BC - AD70). Three crises experienced by the Jews that resulted from the Bab. captivity. - Dissolution of the monarchy, loss of central sanctuary, proximity to Gentiles. Most likely period of time in why synagogue emerged. - Bab. exile Whether idol worship became...

Summarize (we will be writing about) the metanarrative of Scripture outlined in class - correct answer 1. God before everything else 2. Creation Story (Genesis 1:2, Job 38:1-7, Isaiah 45:18) 3. Fall of Man (Gen 3, 6): the snake falls, then Adam & Eve 4. God's Covenants with Man 4a. Abrahamic- Genesis 15:5- "your offspring will be as numerous as the stars" - the promise of the land Canaan 4b. Israelite- Exodus 6: Freedom from being slaves to the Egyptians, God will be the Israelites' ...

RELG 2650 - Midterm 1 Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Abrahamic religions - Answer- Islam, Judaism, Christianity Muhammad descended from Abraham's son ___________ - Answer- Ishmael Jesus descended from the line of __________ - Answer- Isaac aspects of creation - Answer- 1. existence depends on God 2. God created all 3. God transcends creation 4. Creation is good how idea of creation applies to our relationship with our body (general) - Answer- because creation is good, our bodies...

Identify four myths about the Old Testament. - The OT is insignificant. The OT is outdated. The OT is too difficult to understand. The OT is inconsistent with the NT. Choose the five major sections of the Old Testament. - Books of Wisdom and Poetry Books of Israel's History Minor Prophets Books of the Law Major Prophets How many times is the Old Testament quoted in the New Testament? - Over 1,600 times. The Old Testament is the _______ to understanding the New Testament. - key Th...

Ophir Judaism & Israel Class Final Exam | with 122 latest questions and answers Most Jews were living in _____________ at the time of the destruction of 70 C.E - the land of Israel Persecution in Spain, Inquisition - The term marranos/conversos/crypto-Jew comes from this period. They would torture confessions of "fake conversion" out of the Jews who had converted to Christianity. (1478) Pogrom - From medieval Russia- a violent riot aimed at the massacre or persecution of Jews. I...

Henry V111 is most closely associated with which religious tradition - correct answer -Episcopal The first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures are called collectively: - correct answer -the Torah A litter, usually of canvas, for carrying disabled or dead persons. - correct answer -Stretcher The relation or ratio of the number of deaths to the given population stated for a given period of time. - correct answer -Mortality Rate A funeral rite that is in essence devoid of religious conn...