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What happened on the first day of creation?
There
was nothing but
darkness
till God said "
let there be light
"
What happened on day 2 of creation
God
separates the firmament from the waters. This is
heaven
what happened on day 3 of creation
God said "let the
waters
under the
heavens
gather together and let dry land appear"
Vegetation
also begins
what happened on day
4
of creation

God said "let there be
lights
in the firmament to
divide
the day from the night" this created days, months, years etc and the moon and stars
what happened on day 5 of creation
God
created
fish
for waters and small birds
what happened on day 6 of creation
God
said "let the
earth
be filled with living creatures"
"let us make man in our
image
"
Gave humans
dominion
, and told them to "be fruitful and
multiply
"
what happened on the 7th day of creation
God rested
and blessed it making it
holy
What is the shema and how does it begin? (provide the reference aswell)
Shema is a
declaration
of faith
Deuteronomy
6
:
4
"The Lord is our God, the Lord is one"
What type of religion is judaism
Monotheistic
Explain the Jewish idea of God as a creator
•God made the world
ex-nihilo
•God made the world how he
wanted
to
•he is the
ultimate creator
•God reveals himself through his works of
creation
•The world exists because God wills it to
exist
provide a quote from
Isaiah
that God is one

Isaiah
45:6-7
"I am the
Lord
, and there is
no other
"
What qualities does God posses
Omnipotence
omniscient
omnipresent
Why do jews believe God gave humanity laws?
•to care for creation and to worship
God
, to give him
thanks
for being created
Deuteronomy10:12-13
keep the Lords
commandments
what do Jews believe about God as a judge? (+ what is a holiday that reflects this belief)
Jews believe
God
judges humans based on how well they follow the
Torah.
This can be seen during
Rosh Hashanah
which is a time where Jews says
God
judges then for their deeds during the previous year
What is the
Shekinah
?

The divine presence of
God
/ the feeling of the
presence
of God
What is the reference for "
the earth shone with his glory
"

ezekiel
43
:
2
Provide the quote and ref for the story of
shekinah
when the slaves escaped egypt

Exodus
13:20 "the
lord
went before them in a pillar of
cloud
by day to guide them and in a pillar of fire by night"
Exodus 40:33-34


When moses finished the
tabernacle
the
cloud
covered the covered him
Provide the quote and ref for "
treasure
possession
"

The Lord has chosen you to be his treasured possesion
Deuteronomy
14:2
What do Jews think because they are chosen by God
•Jews believe that it is a
responsibility
not a
privilege
•therefore they observe
mitzvot
•they believe this status will
never
change
"i will establish my covenant between me and you and your
descendants
after you... for an
everlasting
covenant"

Genesis 17
:
7
What is a covenant?
An agreement between
God
and his
people
What did God promise Abraham
•Land
•Genesis
17 "
you will be the father of many nations
" - Abraham would be the father of a nation
•blessing and
redemption for
the
jewish people
what did abraham promise God
•all
male jews circumcised
•promise
to live on
promised land
•worship
by
sacrificing livestock
who do jews believe they are all descendants of
abraham
what happened on mount
sinai


Moses was given the
10 commandments
and
613 mitzvot
,
God also dictated how the laws should be
interpreted
, moses then spent the rest of his life writing the
torah
how does the covenant with moses affect jews
govern jewish lives
and
behaviour
in every aspect of
what did moses agree to do?
to follow the
mitzvot
in exchange for jews to be the chosen people of
God
and moses led them to the
promised
land
what is mishpatim?
Laws that are
judgements
, and the readon for keeping them are obvious eg "
thou shalt not kill
"
What are
statutes
?

Laws of the
mitzvot
that don't exactly have a clear
reason
to follow them.
These could be argued to be tests of
faith
, or that there is no real
reason
to follow them except that God told them to
what do jews believe about the promised land
that it is the only place where
mitzvot
can be carried out
correctly
What is the
Torah


The first
five
books of the
tenakh
which are direct words of God
Why is the decalogue (10 commandments) so important to Jews
•crucial to jewish life
because they are chosen by God and have a responsibility to
God
•everyone
strictly follows this
what does mitzvot do
•encompasses
all aspect of a jewish life, is a source of authority and
guidance
•it helps build
better
people and a
harmonious
society
what is the
nevi'im


part of the
tenakh
, that tells stories of the
torah
in action
what is the
ketuvim


part of the
tenakh
: literature and
history
What is
halakah
?

halakah - the path one walks
advice on how people are to behave, if
jews
follow this they walk the
right path
Why do Jews follow the
mitzvot
?

•to become
closer
to
God
what is the mitzvot between human and human
guidance
on how to
treat
other human beings
if jews act well to other people
God
is
pleased