BHIS 3030 Test 1

“original monotheism”

What label was used in class to identify the philosophical position that the inclination toward religion is inspired by God himself who has fixed “eternity in our hearts”?

5782 A.M.

Which of the following dates on the Jewish calendar corresponds to our year 2021 after September 6, 2021?

Tanakh

In Hebrew, the Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings are known collectively as:

charoset

Which of the following Passover symbol or symbols represents the mortar used in making the bricks the Egyptians required Israelites to make for Egyptian buildings?

phenomenological

When Young (and others) say that we should “understand a religion from the perspective of those who practice it,” they are advocating which approach to the study of religion?

general revelation

The technical term used in class for what we may learn about God from observing the universe around us is?

Sephardic

Which group of Jews settled in Spain and spoke a mixture of Spanish and Hebrew known as “Ladino”?

the effort to establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine

The term “Zionism” refers to . . .

Shammai

The two most famous rabbis of the first century—both contemporaries of Jesus—were Hillel and . . .

Masada

The Jewish revolt against Rome in 66-73 CE ended when more than 960 Jews chose mass suicide over surrendering to the Romans at . . .

Orthodox

Groups such as the Haredi or Charedim who maintain strict separation from the “secular” culture are included in which category of Jewish sects?

Rosh Hashanah

Which of the following holidays is considered the Jewish New Year?

Theodor Herzl

Who is considered to be the father of Zionism?

that Israel withdraw to its pre-1967 borders

What did U. N. Resolution 242 demand?

Antiochus Epiphanes IV

Who sacrificed a pig to Zeus on the altar of the temple in Jerusalem in 167 BCE and thus inspired the Maccabean Revolt?

order

The word seder means:

1948

In what year did the Jewish minority in Palestine declare Israel to be an independent Jewish State?

survive

What do some Jews consider to be the 614th commandment?

the Mishna and the Gemara

The Talmud is a combination of:

Succoth

During which Jewish holiday do observant Jews build temporary shelters outside their houses and eat in them to commemorate their 40 years of wandering in Sinai?

Moses Maimonides

Who published a “Commentary on the Mishnah” which included “Thirteen Articles of Faith” which are still taught to rabbis in training around the world?

Reform

Which of the following sects of Judaism is America’s largest?

Philo

Who said (my paraphrase), “Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then He is impotent. Is He able, but not willing? Then He is bad. If He is both willing and able, where does evil come from?”

Bar Kochba

What was the name of the Jewish leader who claimed to be Messiah, but was executed by the Romans in 135 CE in the city of Betar? Thereafter, some rabbis nicknamed him “son of disappointment.”

Reconstructionists

Which Jewish sect, founded by Mordecai Kaplan in the 1920’s, seeks to preserve Jewish ethnicity without the typical Jewish religious obligations?

“repairing the world”

The Hebrew phrase “tikkun olam” is typically translated . . .

586 BCE

The first Jewish Temple was destroyed by the Babylonians in the year . . .

recent political movements in the Arab world that began with great promise but have resulted in chaos

“Arab Spring” refers to . . .

Tishah B’Av

What Jewish holiday marks the date on the Hebrew calendar in which many tragedies have befallen Jewish people including the destruction of the Temple (both times)?

1. Paul did not insult other gods to make case for Christ

2. Paul did his homework, he knew the religious background of his

audience

3. He believed that Christ was a matter of life and death

4. He was comfortable repurposing non-Christian philosophy to point to

one creator

Name any one (of four) lessons we can learn from Paul in his address to the philosophers on Mars Hill, lessons that demonstrate how to be respectful, informed and persuasive.

Someone who will be saved but does not claim to be a Christian

What is a so-called “anonymous Christian”?

1. Developed the synagogue

2. Developed the rabies

Name one (of two) developments that occurred when the Israelites were exiled to Babylon in the 6th century BC that shaped modern Judaism.

To make rules more restrictive than the actual rules so that the actual rules are always respected and followed

What does it mean to “build a fence around the Torah”?

1. Exclusivism: Christ is unique and any claim against the bible must be rejected as false.

2. Inclusivism: God reveals himself through Christ in all religions.

3. Pluralism: God reveals himself in all religions no matter what religion.

4. Universalism: Everyone will be saved no matter what

Briefly identify each of the FOUR common views on how Christians should respond to non-Christian religions. One sentence or phrase on each will be sufficient. (To be clear about what I’m asking, the first view is “exclusivism.”)

1. We reject the hateful and uninformed speech towards other religions.

2. We only pass the message that has been passed to us.

3. We are respectful even when the message we deliver was not accepted

List any THREE (of eight) of the descriptions given in class of the “messenger mentality.”

1. Commitment with the scripture

2. Keeping the services of the covenant

3. Reconstruction of the world

Name THREE points of contact (i.e. what the two have in common) between modern Judaism and Christian faith.

1. Mana: Supernatural power and magic

2. Animism: That supernatural power personified in ancestors

3. Polytheism: Those ancestors become god-like and are worshiped

4. Henotheism: One of the gods is "supreme" and it is more important than the rest

5. Monotheism: The one who won, only one God is considered and worshiped

Name and briefly explain (one phrase or sentence per stage is plenty) each alleged stage (there are five of them) in the “evolution” of religion.